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STRATIFIED LANGUAGE [1 record]

Record 1 2013-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages
DEF

A language that cannot be used as its own metalanguage. Example: FORTRAN. [Definition officially approved by GESC.]

OBS

stratified language: term standardized by ISO; officially approved by the Government EDP (Electronic Data Processing) Standards Committee (GESC).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Langages de programmation
DEF

Langage qui ne peut pas servir de métalangage pour lui-même. Exemple: FORTRAN. [Définition uniformisée par le CNGI.]

OBS

langage stratifié: terme normalisé par l'ISO; uniformisé par le Comité des normes gouvernementales en informatique (CNGI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Lenguaje de programación
DEF

Lenguaje que no puede usarse como su propio metalenguaje; por ejemplo, FORTRAN.

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