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4TH GENERATION LANGUAGE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-08-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Programming Languages
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- fourth-generation language
1, record 1, English, fourth%2Dgeneration%20language
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- fourth generation language 2, record 1, English, fourth%20generation%20language
correct
- FGL 3, record 1, English, FGL
correct
- FGL 3, record 1, English, FGL
- 4th generation language 4, record 1, English, 4th%20generation%20language
- 4GL 5, record 1, English, 4GL
correct, standardized
- 4th GL 4, record 1, English, 4th%20GL
correct
- 4GL 5, record 1, English, 4GL
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A high-level language that allows a user, not necessarily a programmer, to write statements in near-natural language, that has a ratio of machine instructions to simple statements much higher than that of a third-generation language, and that elevates the level of abstraction at which the user may work beyond that of previous generations of programming languages. 6, record 1, English, - fourth%2Dgeneration%20language
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
A very high level nonprocedural language that gives the end user the opportunity to access and process information more easily. 7, record 1, English, - fourth%2Dgeneration%20language
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
dBASE is a fourth-generation language. 6, record 1, English, - fourth%2Dgeneration%20language
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fourth-generation language (4GL): Term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC. 8, record 1, English, - fourth%2Dgeneration%20language
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Langages de programmation
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- langage de quatrième génération
1, record 1, French, langage%20de%20quatri%C3%A8me%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- L4G 2, record 1, French, L4G
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- langage de programmation de quatrième génération 2, record 1, French, langage%20de%20programmation%20de%20quatri%C3%A8me%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Langage de haut niveau qui permet à un utilisateur, non nécessairement programmeur, d'écrire des instructions dans un langage presque naturel, disposant d'un coefficient d'instructions machines pour chacune de ses instructions simples bien supérieur à celui d'un langage de troisième génération et qui élève le niveau d'abstraction auquel l'utilisateur peut travailler, bien au-delà des générations précédentes de langages de programmation. 3, record 1, French, - langage%20de%20quatri%C3%A8me%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Langage non procédural de très haut niveau fait pour s'approcher le plus possible du langage de l'utilisateur. 4, record 1, French, - langage%20de%20quatri%C3%A8me%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
dBASE est un langage de quatrième génération. 3, record 1, French, - langage%20de%20quatri%C3%A8me%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
langage de quatrième génération : Terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI. 5, record 1, French, - langage%20de%20quatri%C3%A8me%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Lenguaje de programación
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- lenguaje de cuarta generación
1, record 1, Spanish, lenguaje%20de%20cuarta%20generaci%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lenguaje fácil de comprender que no es de procedimientos. 1, record 1, Spanish, - lenguaje%20de%20cuarta%20generaci%C3%B3n
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