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programming languages

programming languages is the plural of programming language.

Meaning of programming language

Noun

programming language (countable and uncountable, plural programming languages)

  1. A code of reserved words and symbols used in computer programs, which give instructions to the computer on how to accomplish certain computing tasks.
    • Font and computer-imaging technologies are arcane, and experts at the conference said that for the average user, a choice is often synonymous with confusion. “I really don’t see how creating another level of programming language is going to help the end user,” said Ajit Kapoor, a print industry...1990 March 11, Peter H. Lewis, “The Executive Computer; The Font Wars: New Weapons Are Rolled Out”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the...

Questions about programming languages

What is programming languages the plural of?
Programming languages is the plural of programming language.

Words near programming languages in the dictionary

  1. programming in the large
  2. programming in the small
  3. programming interface
  4. programming interfaces
  5. programming language
  6. programming languages
  7. programming socks
  8. programming style
  9. programming styles
  10. programmings
  11. programmist

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