"sublanguage" meaning in All languages combined

See sublanguage on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: sublanguages [plural]
Etymology: sub- + language Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|sub|language}} sub- + language Head templates: {{en-noun}} sublanguage (plural sublanguages)
  1. (computing) A subset of a language, in particular of a programming language. Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-sublanguage-en-noun-f7w5zXhO Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  2. (linguistics) A language restricted to a specific context, such as a particular subject area. Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-sublanguage-en-noun-vf3NxHP2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with sub- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 68 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sub-: 34 66 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: DSL (english: domain-specific language), LSP [language, linguistics, human-sciences, sciences]

Inflected forms

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