computer language

American  

[kuhm-pyoo-ter lang-gwij] / kəmˈpyu tər ˌlæŋ gwɪdʒ /

noun

1. a programming language, as BASIC, COBOL, or FORTRAN, devised for communicating instructions to a computer.

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computer language British  

noun

1. another term for programming language

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Etymology

Origin of computer language

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

He argued that the structural rigidity and rule-based grammar of Sanskrit offered a powerful natural analog to the symbolic logic of computer languages.

From Salon

In 2011, at the University of Virginia, he co-created a stripped-down computer language that could be learned by students in a week.

From Washington Post

It hasn’t helped that the agency has such outdated information technology systems that it sometimes uses a 1960s-era computer language for data processing and stores information on magnetic tapes in warehouses.

From Los Angeles Times

Agencies rely on disco-era computer languages that few coders know anymore, and some physical hardware is lapsing into disrepair.

From Washington Post

Documents and forms must now be scanned by managers into computer systems that in some cases still run on computer language that debuted half a century ago, then assigned to claims processors working from home.

From Washington Post