programming language

1. The term programming language usually refers to high-level languages, such as BASIC, C, C++, COBOL, FORTRAN, Ada, and Pascal. 
2. Each language has a unique set of keywords (words that it understands) and a special syntax for organizing program instructions.
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   A vocabulary and set of grammatical rules for instructing a computer to perform specific tasks. 
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   High-level programming languages, while simple compared to human languages, are more complex than the languages the computer actually understands, called machine languages. 
5. Each different type of CPU has its own unique machine language.
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   The term programming language usually refers to high-level languages, such as BASIC, C, C++, COBOL,FORTRAN, Ada, and Pascal. 
7. Each language has a unique set of keywords (words that it understands) and a special syntax for organizing program instructions.