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- > a system of notation for writing computer programs. - [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programming_language)
- programming languages are usually split into *syntax* (the way things are typed) and *semantics* (what the typed things mean). these are usually defined by a formal language.
	- some languages have big fancy reference documents.
		- (like [[c]], which is accompanied by a fancy and expensive ISO standard)
	- some languages
- not to be confused with a [[computer language]].
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