high-level language

noun

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

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Meanings

nounhigh-level language (plural high-level languages)

plural high-level languages

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

Origin

From high-level + language.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 高階語言 /高阶语言, 高级语言
  • 高階語言 /高阶语言 (gāojiē yǔyán)user-friendly programming language
  • 高级语言 (gāojí yǔyán)user-friendly programming language
Finnish korkean tason kieli
  • korkean tason kieliuser-friendly programming language
French langage de haut niveau
  • langage de haut niveauuser-friendly programming language
German höhere Programmiersprache
  • höhere Programmierspracheuser-friendly programming language
Hebrew שָׂפָה עִלִּית, שְׂפַת־עָל
  • שָׂפָה עִלִּית (safá 'ilít)user-friendly programming language
  • שְׂפַת־עָל (s'fát 'ál)user-friendly programming language
Icelandic æðra forritunarmál, hámál
  • æðra forritunarmáluser-friendly programming language
  • hámáluser-friendly programming language
Indonesian bahasa peringkat tinggi
  • bahasa peringkat tinggiuser-friendly programming language
Irish teanga ardleibhéil
  • teanga ardleibhéiluser-friendly programming language
Japanese 高級言語, 高水準言語
  • 高級言語 (kōkyūgengo)user-friendly programming language
  • 高水準言語 (kōsuijun-gengo)user-friendly programming language
Korean 고급 언어
  • 고급 언어 (gogeup eoneo)user-friendly programming language
Polish język wysokiego poziomu
  • język wysokiego poziomuuser-friendly programming language
Portuguese linguagem de alto nível
  • linguagem de alto níveluser-friendly programming language
Romanian limbaj de nivel înalt
  • limbaj de nivel înaltuser-friendly programming language
Russian высокоу́ровневый язы́к программи́рования
  • высокоу́ровневый язы́к программи́рования (vysokoúrovnevyj jazýk programmírovanija)user-friendly programming language
Spanish lenguaje de alto nivel
  • lenguaje de alto niveluser-friendly programming language
Swedish högnivåspråk
  • högnivåspråkuser-friendly programming language
Cite this entry
APA

high-level language. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high-level%20language

MLA

“high-level language.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high-level%20language. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “high-level language,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high-level%20language.

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