Computer language

A 'computer language' is a system of communication with a computer.

Types of computer languages

Programming language, a formal language designed to communicate instructions to a machine, particularly a computer[1]
- General-purpose language, a programming language that is broadly applicable across application domains, and lacks specialized features for a particular domain
Command language, a language used to control the tasks of the computer itself, such as starting other programs
Machine language or machine code, a set of instructions executed directly by a computer's central processing unit
Assembly language, a language closely related to one or a family of machine languages, and which uses mnemonics to ease writing
Markup language, a grammar for annotating a document in a way that is syntactically distinguishable from the text, such as HTML
- Lightweight markup language
Style sheet language, a computer language that expresses the presentation of structured documents, such as CSS
Configuration language, a language used to write configuration files
Construction language, a general category that includes configuration languages, toolkit languages, and programming languages
Query language, a language used to make queries in databases and information systems
Modeling language, a formal language used to express information or knowledge, often for use in computer system design
- Hardware description language, used to model integrated circuits
Simulation language, a language used to describe simulations

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