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{{Short description|Formal language used to design, develop and make use of computer systems}} A '''computer language''' is a [[formal language]] used to communicate with a [[computer]]. Types of computer languages include: * [[Software construction#Construction languages|Construction language]] – all forms of communication by which a human can [[Computer programming|specify an executable problem solution to a computer]] ** [[Command language]] – a language used to control the tasks of the computer itself, such as starting programs ** [[Configuration file#Configuration languages|Configuration language]] – a language used to write [[configuration files]] ** [[Programming language]] – a formal language designed to communicate instructions to a machine, particularly a computer ***[[Scripting language]] – a type of programming language which typically is interpreted at runtime rather than being compiled ** [[Query language]] – a language used to make [[Information retrieval|queries]] in [[databases]] and [[information systems]] ** [[Transformation language]] – designed to transform some input text in a certain formal language into a modified output text that meets some specific goal * [[Data_exchange#Data_exchange_languages|Data exchange language]] – a language that is domain-independent and can be used for data from any kind of discipline; examples: [[JSON]], [[XML]] * [[Markup language]] – a grammar for annotating a document in a way that is syntactically distinguishable from the text, such as [[HTML]] * [[Modeling language]] – an artificial language used to express information or knowledge, often for use in computer system design ** [[Architecture description language]] – used as a language (or a conceptual model) to describe and represent system architectures ** [[Hardware description language]] – used to model [[integrated circuits]] * [[Page description language]] – describes the appearance of a printed page in a higher level than an actual output [[bitmap]] * [[Simulation language]] – a language used to describe [[simulations]] * [[Specification language]] – a language used to describe what a system should do * [[Style sheet language]] – a computer language that expresses the presentation of structured documents, such as [[CSS]] ==See also== * [[Serialization]] * [[Domain-specific language]] – a language specialized to a particular application domain * [[Expression language]] * [[General-purpose language]] – a language that is broadly applicable across application domains and lacks specialized features for a particular domain * [[Lists of programming languages]] * [[Natural language processing]] – the use of computers to process text or speech in human language ==External links== *{{Commonscatinline|Computer languages}} {{Computer language}} [[Category:Computer languages| ]]
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