programming language

American  

[proh-gram-ing lang-gwij] / ˈproʊ græm ɪŋ ˌlæŋ gwɪdʒ /

noun

1. a high-level language used to write computer programs, as C++ or Python, or, sometimes, an assembly language.

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programming language British  

noun

1. a simple language system designed to facilitate the writing of computer programs See high-level language low-level language machine code

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programming language Scientific  

/ prō′grăm′ĭng /

1. An artificial language used to write instructions that can be translated into machine language and then executed by a computer. English and other natural languages are not used as programming languages because they cannot be easily translated into machine language.

2. ◆ A compiled language is a language in which the set of instructions (or code) written by the programmer is converted into machine language by special software called a compiler prior to being executed. C++ and SmallTalk are examples of compiled languages.

3. ◆ An interpreted language is a language in which the set of instructions (or code) written by the programmer is converted into machine language by special software called a compiler prior to being executed. Most scripting and macro languages are interpreted languages.

4. See also program

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programming language Cultural  

1. In computer technology, a set of conventions in which instructions for the machine are written. There are many languages that allow humans to communicate with computers; C++, BASIC, and Java are some common ones.

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Etymology

Origin of programming language

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

That’s in part because it also comes with a new programming language known as Guppy that makes it easier for engineers to build the algorithms to run on it, Hazra said.

From The Wall Street Journal

"He has learned how to control it, and the programming language. You can see the code is written by him," says Maria, the 21-year-old tech coach leading the class.

From BBC

Mr Torvalds has given his blessing to the adoption of Rust as a programming language for Linux, while noting the “Rust versus C discussion has taken almost religious overtones in certain areas.”

From BBC

His YouTube channel has more than 3,500 subscribers, interested in learning programming languages Python and Unity, or who want to hear more about neural networks, which underlie many artificial intelligence tools.

From BBC

He became interested in computing while in the Royal Air Force in the 1980s and went on to learn several programming languages.

From BBC