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UNSTRATIFIED LANGUAGE [1 record]

Record 1 2013-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages
DEF

A language that can be used as its own metalanguage. Example: Most natural languages. [Definition officially approved by GESC.]

OBS

unstratified 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 peut servir de métalangage pour lui-même. Exemple : La plupart des langages naturels. [Définition uniformisée par le CNGI.]

OBS

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

Spanish

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