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National Teaching and Learning Change ProgrammeInformation and Communication Technology: Dictionary

language

A computer program, which must be written in a very precise way, is written in a programming language. Programming languages have a vocabulary of a limited number of words with precise rules describing how they may be combined.

Related terms
assembly languageBASICfourth-generation languagehigh-level languageJavaLogolow-level languageprocedural languageprogramming languagethird-generation languageobject oriented languagesStructured Query Language (SQL)job control language
Term sub categories
Programming › languages and commands
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