object language

noun

A language or a part of a language that is used to speak about objects but not about sentences or propositions.

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Meanings

nounobject language (plural object languages)

plural object languages

  1. human sciencesA language or a part of a language that is used to speak about objects but not about sentences or propositions.
  2. human sciencesthe language of the headwords in a dictionary (in a French-to-English translation dictionary, French is the object language)
  3. computingtarget language; the language of the object code, the output of a compiler (not necessarily executable machine code)

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna computer language into which something written in another computer language is to be translated

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Broader
programming languageprograming language

nounthe language into which a text written in another language is to be translated

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target language
Broader
languagelinguistic communication
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target language

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Danish objektsprog
  • objektsproglexicography: language of headwords
Finnish kohdekieli
  • kohdekielilexicography: language of headwords
French langue-objet
  • langue-objetlexicography: language of headwords
German Objektsprache, Objektsprache
  • Objektsprachelanguage speaking about objects rather than about language
  • Objektsprachelexicography: language of headwords
Icelandic umfjöllunarmál
  • umfjöllunarmállexicography: language of headwords
Irish teanga aidhme, sprioctheanga
  • teanga aidhmecomputing: target language of a compiler
  • sprioctheangalexicography: language of headwords
Norwegian objektspråk
  • objektspråklexicography: language of headwords
Romanian limbă-obiect
  • limbă-obiectlanguage speaking about objects rather than about language
Russian объе́ктный язы́к
  • объе́ктный язы́к (obʺjéktnyj jazýk)language speaking about objects rather than about language
Slovak objektový jazyk
  • objektový jazyklanguage speaking about objects rather than about language
Swedish objektspråk, målspråk
  • objektspråkcomputing: target language of a compiler
  • målspråkcomputing: target language of a compiler
  • objektspråklexicography: language of headwords
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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