programming language
/ˈpɹoʊɡɹæmɪŋ læŋɡwɪdʒ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.30 in modern English
29
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A code of reserved words and symbols used in computer programs, which give instructions to the computer on how to accomplish certain computing tasks.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "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 consultant from Marshfield, Mass."
- "Even the first version of Windows 95, shipped in August 1995, had programming language from Explorer embedded in the operating system. […] Using the add-remove feature in Windows, Microsoft says, deletes only about 3 percent of programming language in Explorer, removing the icon for opening the browsing program and little more."
- "The Java language allows the writing of applications as a collection of small chunks of programming language called objects."
- "Not being, well, dead, I don’t much enjoy that pileup of Latinate abstractions, despite their supple cadences and dense sound effects. I’m pretty sure [Ryan] Ruby designed that bit to mimic the denatured feel of programming language. It doesn’t matter if I follow every word. Not all poetry wants to achieve the same things; this too is something language — poetic language — can do."
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈpɹoʊɡɹæmɪŋ læŋɡwɪdʒ/
- British English: /ˈpɹəʊɡɹæmɪŋ læŋɡwɪdʒ/
Usage
Inflected Forms
Phrases
:Category:Computer languages
W:List of programming languages by category
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:Category:Computer languages
W:List of programming languages by category
constructed language
natural language