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language code

language code noun: a short alphabetic or numeric identifier assigned to a language.

Noun

language code (plural language codes)

  1. A short alphabetic or numeric identifier assigned to a language.
    • af is the two-letter language code for Afrikaans.

Forms of language code

plurallanguage codes

Questions about language code

What does language code mean?
Language code means a short alphabetic or numeric identifier assigned to a language.
What part of speech is language code?
Language code is a noun.
What is the plural of language code?
The plural of language code is language codes.

Words near language code in the dictionary

  1. language border
  2. language borders
  3. language branch
  4. language branches
  5. language change
  6. language code
  7. language codes
  8. language contact
  9. language contacts
  10. language continua
  11. language continuum

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