Hochsprache

German

Etymology

hoch (high) +‎ Sprache

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhoːxˌʃpʁaːxə/
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  • Hyphenation: Hoch‧spra‧che

Noun

Hochsprache f (genitive Hochsprache, plural Hochsprachen)

  1. (sociolinguistics) standard language
  2. (programming) high-level language, HLL
    Synonym: höhere Programmiersprache
    Antonym: Maschinensprache

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