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FIRST GENERATION LANGUAGE [1 record]

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Record 1 1995-09-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages
DEF

A programming language closely resembling assembly language and very dependent on the machine language of a computer.

CONT

Typically, machine language was considered the first generation language, Assembler the second and high-level languages such as COBOL the third.

OBS

first-generation language (1GL): Term, abbreviation and definition standardized by ISO/IEC.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Langages de programmation
DEF

Langage de programmation très similaire au langage d'assemblage et dépendant du langage machine de l'ordinateur.

OBS

Terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI.

Spanish

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