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Phrases 360
- programming languageA code of reserved words and symbols used in computer programs, which give instructions to the computer on how to accomplish certain computing tasks.
- sign languageAny of several natural languages, typically used by the deaf, in which words consist of hand shapes, motions, positions, and facial expressions.
- official languageA language afforded an elevated status in a particular country, state, or other jurisdiction, typically for government use.
- body languageNonverbal communication by means of facial expressions, eye behavior, gestures, posture, and the like.
- natural languageAny human communication signal system that has evolved organically in a community into a language system and has become culturally generalized.
- second languageA language that is spoken by someone but is not their mother tongue.
- assembly languageA programming language in which the source code of programs is composed of mnemonic instructions, each of which corresponds directly to a machine instruction for a particular processor.
- native languageOne's first language, learned in early childhood.
- foreign languageA language that is not widely or officially spoken in a particular place.
- language schoolA school where foreign languages are taught
- language learningThe process of acquiring the faculty of speech.
- scripting languageA computer language designed to be used as part of a larger application.
- language proficiency
- target languageThe language a learner is attempting to acquire.
- first languageThe first language one is taught to speak; one's native language.
- language artsThe study of language as a subject in primary school and secondary school, with a particular focus on essay writing and debate.
- language familyA set of languages which have evolved from a common ancestor.
- language barrierA conceptual barrier to effective communication, occurring when people who speak different languages attempt to communicate with each other.
- markup languageA computer language using markup that tells the computer some traits of the content that is described by the markup tags.
- query languageAny of several generalized computer languages in which users may extract data from selected records in a database.
- computer languageA language that is used internally by computers, including programming languages, machine languages, query languages, markup languages, etc.
- source languageThe language from which a translation is done.
- machine languageThe set of instructions that a particular computer is designed to execute; generated from an assembly language by an assembler, or from a high-level language by a compiler or interpreter.
- working languageLanguage that is given a unique legal status in an international organisation or other supranational body as its primary means of communication.
- foul languageProfane or socially unacceptable words.
Compound words 41
- scalaLadder; sequence.
- interlanguageA language generated by a student of a foreign language that incorporates aspects of their native language and the target language.
- multilanguageof or pertaining to multiple languages
- AuslanThe sign language of the Australian deaf community.
- sublanguageA subset of a language, in particular of a programming language.
- slanguageA particular vernacular or vocabulary of slang; the jargon or lingo of a particular group.
- macrolanguageAlternative spelling of macro language (“system for defining and processing macros”).
- epilanguageA second language used regularly for some purpose or purposes (such as for scholarship and scientific research).
- languagistA linguist; one who is proficient in languages.
- tonguageAny activity involving the tongue; tonguing.