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<p>A computer language is a <a href="/facts/Formal_language/crDTyP8q">formal language</a> used to communicate with a <a href="/facts/Computer/SQe1aK05">computer</a>. Types of computer languages include: </p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Software_construction/Y55GsClm">Construction language</a> – all forms of communication by which a human can <a href="/facts/Computer_programming/QmSsFnu0">specify an executable problem solution to a computer</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Command_language/YVXavbxQ">Command language</a> – a language used to control the tasks of the computer itself, such as starting programs</li> <li><a href="/facts/Configuration_file/DDzU0FLJ">Configuration language</a> – a language used to write <a href="/facts/Configuration_files/DDzU0FLJ">configuration files</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Programming_language/cWTYbgWa">Programming language</a> – a formal language designed to communicate instructions to a machine, particularly a computer <ul><li><a href="/facts/Scripting_language/8pF4ajBL">Scripting language</a> – a type of programming language which typically is interpreted at runtime rather than being compiled</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/Query_language/Sa6K4xXM">Query language</a> – a language used to make <a href="/facts/Information_retrieval/MFSmpeNw">queries</a> in <a href="/facts/Databases/VYcpkevb">databases</a> and <a href="/facts/Information_systems/apcSzFLh">information systems</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Transformation_language/SqJwAPrS">Transformation language</a> – designed to transform some input text in a certain formal language into a modified output text that meets some specific goal</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/Data_exchange/sRJxD46S">Data exchange language</a> – a language that is domain-independent and can be used for data from any kind of discipline; examples: <a href="/facts/JSON/bs1rUAhd">JSON</a>, <a href="/facts/XML/clNgUfWk">XML</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Markup_language/WwhlNVIu">Markup language</a> – a grammar for annotating a document in a way that is syntactically distinguishable from the text, such as <a href="/facts/HTML/sSc3fT78">HTML</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Modeling_language/9Nm6YLcR">Modeling language</a> – an artificial language used to express information or knowledge, often for use in computer system design <ul><li><a href="/facts/Architecture_description_language/JpElRTg7">Architecture description language</a> – used as a language (or a conceptual model) to describe and represent system architectures</li> <li><a href="/facts/Hardware_description_language/g19KvKCu">Hardware description language</a> – used to model <a href="/facts/Integrated_circuits/fjn6vg7C">integrated circuits</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/Page_description_language/aUNGG3uU">Page description language</a> – describes the appearance of a printed page in a higher level than an actual output <a href="/facts/Bitmap/Fr80ySnT">bitmap</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Simulation_language/2SqEKLCP">Simulation language</a> – a language used to describe <a href="/facts/Simulations/Q4QJV1oI">simulations</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Specification_language/vqNInfdh">Specification language</a> – a language used to describe what a system should do</li> <li><a href="/facts/Style_sheet_language/sAU6MR9u">Style sheet language</a> – a computer language that expresses the presentation of structured documents, such as <a href="/facts/CSS/tA90XBQo">CSS</a></li></ul>