Definition

1. Noun:
   • A formal system of notation and rules used to write computer programs: A programming language is a set of instructions, commands, and syntax used to communicate with a computer and create software applications, scripts, or other sets of instructions for a machine to execute.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Python is a popular programming language for beginners and data science.
  • The developer is proficient in several programming languages, including Java and C++.
  • Learning a new programming language requires understanding its syntax and logic.

Advanced Usage

• "High-level programming language": A language with strong abstraction from the details of the computer, designed to be easier for humans to read and write.
  • Python and JavaScript are examples of high-level programming languages.
• "Low-level programming language": A language that provides little or no abstraction from a computer's instruction set architecture, like assembly language.
  • Code written in a low-level programming language is closer to machine code.

Variants and Related Words

• Language (n): In computing, often used as a shorter, informal form of "programming language."
  • What language did you use to build this application?
• Programming (n): The process or activity of writing computer programs.
  • She studied computer programming at university.

Synonyms

• Coding language: A synonymous term often used in informal contexts.
• Computer language: A broader term that can include programming languages and other computer communication systems.

Related Phrases

• "To write in a programming language": The act of creating source code.
  • The software was written in the Rust programming language.
• "To master a programming language": To become highly skilled in using it.
  • It takes years of practice to master a programming language.

Related Idioms

• • For this module, we all need to speak the same language, so let's use TypeScript.

Noun

1. (computer science) a language designed for programming computers