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| BASIC |
a beginning computer language. BASIC stands 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"). |
| computer language |
a system of words and symbols that is used to program a computer; code. There are hundreds of computer languages, such as C, Cheetah, and JavaScript. |
| 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; 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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