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{{Short description|Formal language usedfor tocommunicating design,with develop and make use ofa computer systems}}

A '''computer language''' is a [[formal language]] usedfor humans to [[communication|communicate]] with a [[computer]]; not a [[natural language]]. TypesIn earlier days of computer[[computing]] (before the 1980s), the term was used interchangeably with [[programming language]], but today, used primarily for [[taxonomy]], is a broader term that encompasses languages that are not programming in nature. Sub-categories (with possibly contended hierarchical relationships) include:

* [[software construction|Construction]]

* [[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]]

** [[CommandProgramming language|Programming]] – afor language used to control the tasks of thecontrolling computer itself, such as starting programsbehavior

*** [[Command language|Command]] – for controlling the tasks of a computer, such as starting programs

** [[Configuration file#Configuration languages|Configuration language]] – a language used to write [[configuration files]]

*** [[Query language|Query]] – a language used to makefor [[Information retrieval|queriesquerying]] in [[databases]] and [[information systems]]

** [[Programming language]] – a formal language designed to communicate instructions to a machine, particularly a computer

*** [[Transformation language|Transformation]] – designedfor totransforming transform some inputthe text inof a certain formal language into a modified output text that meets somea specific goal

***[[Scripting Language]] – a type of programming language which typically is interpreted at runtime rather than being compiled

** Structural

** [[Query language]] – a language used to make [[Information retrieval|queries]] in [[databases]] and [[information systems]]

*** [[Configuration file#Configuration languages|Configuration language]] – a language used tofor writewriting [[configuration files]]

** [[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|Markup]] – a grammar for annotating a document in a way that is syntactically distinguishable from the text, such as [[HTML]]

*** [[ModelingPage description language|Page description]] – anfor artificialdescribing languagethe usedappearance toof expressa informationprinted orpage knowledge,in oftena forhigher uselevel inthan computeran systemactual designoutput [[bitmap]]

*** [[ArchitectureStyle descriptionsheet language|Style sheet]] – usedfor asexpressing athe languagepresentation (orof astructured conceptualdocuments, model)such to describe andas represent system architectures[[CSS]]

** [[Hardware descriptionModeling language|Modeling]] – usedfor todesigning model [[integrated circuits]]systems

** [[PageArchitecture description language|Architecture description]] – describesfor thedescribing appearanceand ofrepresenting asystem printed page in a higher level than an actual output [[bitmap]]architecture

** [[SimulationHardware description language|Hardware description]] – afor language used to describemodeling [[simulationsintegrated circuit]]s

* [[SpecificationSimulation language|Simulation]] – afor language used to describe what a system should do[[simulation|simulating]]

* [[Specification language|Specification]] – for describing what a system should do

* [[Style sheet language]] – a computer language that expresses the presentation of structured documents, such as [[CSS]]

==See also==

* {{Annotated link|Domain-specific language}}

* [[Serialization]]

* {{Annotated link|Expression language}}

* [[Domain-specific language]] – a language specialized to a particular application ___domain

* [[Expression{{Annotated link|General-purpose language]]}}

* [[{{Annotated link|Lists of programming languages]]}}

* [[General-purpose language]] – a language that is broadly applicable across application domains and lacks specialized features for a particular ___domain

* {{Annotated link|Natural language processing}}

* [[Lists of programming languages]]

* [[Natural language processing]] – the use of computers to process text or speech in human language

==External links==