computer language
nounUK /kəmˈpjuː.tə ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ/
US /kəmˈpjuː.t̬ɚ ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ/
A computer language is a special set of words and rules that people use to tell a computer what to do.
She is learning a computer language so she can make her own games.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The formal system of symbols and rules used to write instructions that a computer can run.
Python and Java are popular computer languages used to build apps.
3. Any language used for communicating with or controlling a computer system.
The engineer explained the computer language used by the robot.
4. A way of writing commands that a machine can understand and follow.
Learning a computer language helps you give clear instructions to machines.