"visual language" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: visual languages [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} visual language (plural visual languages)
  1. Those aspects of communication that rely on visual elements, such as illustrations, formatting, gesture, and so on.
    Sense id: en-visual_language-en-noun-yLAmLVMs
  2. VPL (visual programming language); a programming language that allows software developers to generate code by manipulating program elements graphically rather than by specifying them textually.
    Sense id: en-visual_language-en-noun-3Z9KbIvD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78

Inflected forms

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