Editing Computer language

{{Short description|Formal language used to design, develop and make use of computer systems}}
A '''computer language''' is a [[formal language]] used to communicate with a [[computer]]. Types of computer languages include:

* [[Software construction#Construction languages|Construction language]] &ndash; all forms of communication by which a human can [[Computer programming|specify an executable problem solution to a computer]]
** [[Command language]] &ndash; a language used to control the tasks of the computer itself, such as starting programs
** [[Configuration file#Configuration languages|Configuration language]] &ndash; a language used to write [[configuration files]]
** [[Programming language]] &ndash; a formal language designed to communicate instructions to a machine, particularly a computer
***[[Scripting language]] &ndash; a type of programming language which typically is interpreted at runtime rather than being compiled
** [[Query language]] &ndash; a language used to make [[Information retrieval|queries]] in [[databases]] and [[information systems]]
** [[Transformation language]] &ndash; 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]] &ndash; a language that is domain-independent and can be used for data from any kind of discipline; examples: [[JSON]], [[XML]]
* [[Markup language]] &ndash; a grammar for annotating a document in a way that is syntactically distinguishable from the text, such as [[HTML]]
* [[Modeling language]] &ndash; an artificial language used to express information or knowledge, often for use in computer system design
** [[Architecture description language]] &ndash; used as a language (or a conceptual model) to describe and represent system architectures
** [[Hardware description language]] &ndash; used to model [[integrated circuits]]
* [[Page description language]] &ndash; describes the appearance of a printed page in a higher level than an actual output [[bitmap]]
* [[Simulation language]] &ndash; a language used to describe [[simulations]]
* [[Specification language]] &ndash; a language used to describe what a system should do
* [[Style sheet language]] &ndash; a computer language that expresses the presentation of structured documents, such as [[CSS]]

==See also==
* [[Serialization]]
* [[Domain-specific language]] &ndash; a language specialized to a particular application domain
* [[Expression language]]
* [[General-purpose language]] &ndash; a language that is broadly applicable across application domains and lacks specialized features for a particular domain
* [[Lists of programming languages]]
* [[Natural language processing]] &ndash; the use of computers to process text or speech in human language

==External links==
*{{Commonscatinline|Computer languages}}

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