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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An artificial language used to write instructions that can be translated into machine language and then executed by a computer.
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- noun programming Code of reserved words and symbols used in
computer programs , which give instructions to thecomputer on how to accomplish certaincomputing tasks.
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- noun (computer science) a language designed for programming computers
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programming + language
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