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high-level language

high-level language noun: a programming language requiring a compiler to translate it into a form that a particular machine understands, focusing on user-friendly code development by automating core tasks such as accessing memory.

Noun

high-level language (plural high-level languages)

  1. A programming language requiring a compiler to translate it into a form that a particular machine understands, focusing on user-friendly code development by automating core tasks such as accessing memory.

high-level language meaning in Kannada and Indonesian

high-level language in Kannada

ಉನ್ನತ ಸ್ತರೀಯ ಭಾಷೆ

high-level language in Indonesian

user-friendly programming language
bahasa peringkat tinggi

Forms of high-level language

pluralhigh-level languages

Origin of high-level language

From high-level + language.

Questions about high-level language

What does high-level language mean?
High-level language means a programming language requiring a compiler to translate it into a form that a particular machine understands, focusing on user-friendly code development by automating core tasks such as accessing memory.
What is high-level language in Kannada?
High-level language in Kannada is ಉನ್ನತ ಸ್ತರೀಯ ಭಾಷೆ. See High-level language meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is high-level language?
High-level language is a noun.
What is the plural of high-level language?
The plural of high-level language is high-level languages.

Words near high-level language in the dictionary

  1. high-key
  2. high-kilted
  3. high-king
  4. high-kings
  5. high-level
  6. high-level language
  7. high-level languages
  8. high-level synthesis
  9. high-lift device
  10. high-lift devices
  11. high-living

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Adapted from Wiktionary: high-level language (page history and authors); high-level language (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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