"high-level language" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: high-level languages [plural]
Etymology: high-level + language Etymology templates: {{compound|en|high-level|language}} high-level + language Head templates: {{en-noun}} high-level language (plural high-level languages)
  1. (programming) A programming language requiring a compiler to translate it into a form that a particular machine understands, focusing on user-friendly code development by automating core tasks such as accessing memory. Wikipedia link: High-level programming language Categories (topical): Programming Related terms: intermediate language, low-level language, assembly language, machine language, HLL, compiler, assembler, computer architecture, instruction set, bytecode Translations (user-friendly programming language): 高階語言 (Chinese Mandarin), 高阶语言 (gāojiē yǔyán) [Taiwan] (Chinese Mandarin), 高级语言 (gāojí yǔyán) [Mainland-China] (Chinese Mandarin), korkean tason kieli (Finnish), langage de haut niveau [masculine] (French), hōhere Programmiersprache [feminine] (German), שָׂפָה עִלִּית (safá 'ilít) [feminine] (Hebrew), שְׂפַת־עָל (s'fát 'ál) (Hebrew), æðra forritunarmál [neuter] (Icelandic), hámál [neuter] (Icelandic), teanga ardleibhéil [feminine] (Irish), 高級言語 (kōkyūgengo) (Japanese), 高水準言語 (kōsuijun-gengo) (Japanese), 고급 언어 (gogeup eoneo) (alt: 高級言語) (Korean), linguagem de alto nível [feminine] (Portuguese), limbaj de nivel înalt [neuter] (Romanian), высокоу́ровневый язы́к программи́рования (vysokoúrovnevyj jazýk programmírovanija) [masculine] (Russian), lenguaje de alto nivel [masculine] (Spanish), högnivåspråk [neuter] (Swedish)

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