Definition of High-level language

1. Noun. A problem-oriented language requiring little knowledge of the computer on which it will be run.


Definition of High-level language

1. Noun. (programming) A programming language, requiring a compiler to translate into a form a particular machine understands, focusing on user-friendly code development by automating core tasks such as accessing memory. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of High-level Language

high-hanging fruit
high-hat
high-hat cymbal
high-hats
high-hearted
high-heeled
high-hoe
high-holder
high-jump
high-jumper
high-jumpers
high-kV technique
high-keyed
high-level
high-level formatting
high-level language (current term)
high-level languages
high-level radioactive waste
high-low
high-low-jack
high-lows
high-maintenance
high-marking
high-minded
high-mindedly
high-mindedness
high-mobility group protein
high-muck-a-muck
high-necked
high-occupancy vehicle

Literary usage of High-level language

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. National Computer Security Conference, 1993 (16th) Proceedings: Information by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"The methods described here are centered around defining analogs of high-level language (HLL) constructs in low-level language (LLL) implementations, ..."

2. Computer Models for Water-Resources Planning and Management: National Study by Ralph A. Wurbs (1997)
"An interpreter translates high-level language instructions one at a time, ... Source codes in the original high-level language, such as FORTRAN, ..."

3. Cryptography & Privacy Sourcebook (1996): Documents on Wiretapping edited by David Banisar (1996)
"Source code is the text of a source program and is generally written in a high-level language that is two or more steps removed from machine language which ..."

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