language code

noun

A short alphabetic or numeric identifier assigned to a language.

“af is the two-letter language code for Afrikaans.”

Meanings

nounlanguage code (plural language codes)

plural language codes

  1. A short alphabetic or numeric identifier assigned to a language.

    af is the two-letter language code for Afrikaans.

Translations

Bulgarian ези́ков код
  • ези́ков код (ezíkov kod)identifier of a language
Chinese Mandarin 語言代碼 /语言代码, 語言碼 /语言码
  • 語言代碼 /语言代码 (yǔyán dàimǎ)identifier of a language
  • 語言碼 /语言码 (yǔyánmǎ)identifier of a language
Danish sprogkode
  • sprogkodeidentifier of a language
Dutch taalcode
  • taalcodeidentifier of a language
Estonian keelekood
  • keelekoodidentifier of a language
Finnish kielikoodi
  • kielikoodiidentifier of a language
French code de langue
  • code de langueidentifier of a language
German Sprachcode
  • Sprachcodeidentifier of a language
Irish cód teanga
  • cód teangaidentifier of a language
Japanese 言語コード
  • 言語コード (gengo kōdo)identifier of a language
Korean 언어 코드
  • 언어 코드 (eoneo kodeu)identifier of a language
Polish kod językowy
  • kod językowyidentifier of a language
Russian код языка́, языково́й код
  • код языка́ (kod jazyká)identifier of a language
  • языково́й код (jazykovój kod)identifier of a language
Swedish språkkod
  • språkkodidentifier of a language
Turkish dil kodu
  • dil koduidentifier of a language
Ukrainian код мови, мовний код
  • код мови (kod movy)identifier of a language
  • мовний код (movnyj kod)identifier of a language
Cite this entry
APA

language code. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/language%20code

MLA

“language code.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/language%20code. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “language code,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/language%20code.

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