minilanguage

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noun

A relatively small and simple domain-specific language.

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Meanings

nounminilanguage (plural minilanguages)

plural minilanguages · alternative mini-language

  1. computingA relatively small and simple domain-specific language.

    The success of Logo in general and turtle graphics in particular stimulated the development of the mini-language approach to teaching the principles of programming.

    1997 March, Peter Brusilovsky et al., “Mini-languages: A Way to Learn Programming Principles”, in Education and Information Technologies, →DOI

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
little language

Origin

From mini- + language.

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Cite this entry
APA

minilanguage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minilanguage

MLA

“minilanguage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minilanguage. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “minilanguage,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minilanguage.

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