source language

Definitions

Computing

• noun a language in which a program is originally written
• noun a language of a program prior to translation.

Electronics

• A programming language used in a source program. A source language is usually a high-level language, such as Fortran, C, LISP, or pascal.

Information & Library Science

• noun the original language of a text which is being translated into another language

Nearby Definitions of “source language”

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Contexts for “source language”

4 definitions in context
• Computing
• Electronics
• Information & Library Science