object language

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Synonyms: object languages

Antonyms: object languages

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|philosophy}} A [[language]] or a part of a language that is used to speak about [[object]]s but not about [[sentence]]s or [[proposition]]s.
2. {{lb|en|lexicography}} the language of the [[headword]]s in a [[dictionary]] (in a French-to-English translation dictionary, French is the object language)<ref>{{R:Nordisk leksikografisk}}</ref>
3. {{lb|en|computing}} [[target language]]; the language of the [[object code]], the output of a [[compiler]] (not necessarily executable machine code)

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