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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
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 ..."