target language


noun
  1. the language into which a text is to be translated from another language.: Compare source language (def. 1).

  2. a language, especially a foreign language, that one is in the process of learning.: Compare source language (def. 2).

Origin of target language

1
First recorded in 1950–55

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British Dictionary definitions for target language

target language

noun
  1. the language into which a text, document, etc, is translated

  2. a language that is being or is to be learnt

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