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high-level language
noun
- a problem-oriented programming language, as COBOL, FORTRAN, or PL/1, that uses English-like statements and symbols to create sequences of computer instructions and identify memory locations, rather than the machine-specific individual instruction codes and numerical addresses employed by machine language.
high-level language
noun
- a computer programming language that resembles natural language or mathematical notation and is designed to reflect the requirements of a problem; examples include Ada, BASIC, C, COBOL, FORTRAN, Pascal See also machine code
Word History and Origins
Origin of high-level language1
Example Sentences
Ruby is a high-level language that reads like English and was designed with the intention of making programming fun and accessible — and allows you to build something from scratch using less code.
Compilers are software programs that translate an algorithm written in a high-level language into machine language instructions that can be executed step by step on particular hardware.
OpenCL is the oldest attempt at creating a high-level language for alternative processing platforms.
It has most of the core features I think are crucial for a modern high-level language:
A full compiler—a translator into machine language—is a rather complex project, but translating into a high-level language that is very similar to CPL is much easier.
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