"Visual Basic" meaning in English

See Visual Basic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Visual Basic}} Visual Basic
  1. A programming language developed by Microsoft, broadly descended from BASIC and Pascal, in which all programs have a graphical user interface. Categories (topical): Computer languages, Microsoft Hypernyms: Basic

Alternative forms

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