"Hello World" meaning in English

See Hello World in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Hello World}} Hello World
  1. (programming) A simple script or program designed to output the text "Hello World" as a demonstration of the computer language or environment. Categories (topical): Programming Synonyms: Hello, World
    Sense id: en-Hello_World-en-name--IgIqkB4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences

Noun

Forms: Hello Worlds [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Hello World}} Hello World (plural Hello Worlds)
  1. (programming, by extension) A simple first program for any purpose. Tags: broadly Categories (topical): Programming Translations (Hello World): السلام عليكم يا عالم (Arabic), হ্যালো ওয়ার্ল্ড (hêlō ōẇarlḍ) (Bengali), 你好世界 (nǐ hǎo shìjiè) (Chinese Mandarin), Ahoj světe (Czech), Saluton, Mondo (Esperanto), hei maailma (Finnish), Hallo Welt (German), Hallo-Welt-Programm [neuter] (German), Καλημέρα κόσμε (Kaliméra kósme) (Greek), Halló, heimur (Icelandic), こんにちは世界 (konnichiwa sekai) (english: rare except in Japanese-based programming languages) (Japanese), Ave, munde (Latin), سلام دنیا (salâm donyâ) (Persian), Olá, mundo (Portuguese), Salut, lume (Romanian), Привет, мир (english: Privet, mir) (Russian), Merhaba Dünya (Turkish), Xin chào thế giới (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-Hello_World-en-noun-EE09Bosr Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences

Inflected forms

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