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BASIC	a simplified computer language (acronym for "beginner's all-purpose symbolic instruction code").
COBOL	a computer language using English syntax and a large vocabulary of English words (acronym for "common business-oriented language").
FORTRAN	a computer language using mathematical notation and used in scientific problems (acronym for "formula translation").
html	abbreviation of "hypertext markup language," a computer language used to create documents on the World Wide Web.
hypertext markup language	a computer language used to create documents on the World Wide Web. (abbr.: html)
machine language	a computer language that presents information and instructions in symbols used directly by the computer with no translation.
query	in computing, a request for information submitted to a search engine or database using a computer language or human language [1/8 definitions]
source language	the computer language in which a program is originally written, and which must be converted into another language for use in a computer. [1/2 definitions]

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