"4GL" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: 4GLs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} 4GL (plural 4GLs)
  1. (programming) Initialism of fourth-generation language, characterized by having its own operating environment (e.g., Foxpro, Mathematica, AMPL). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: fourth-generation language (extra: (e.g., Foxpro, Mathematica, AMPL).), characterized by having its own operating environment (extra: (e.g., Foxpro, Mathematica, AMPL).) Categories (topical): Programming

Inflected forms

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