What does "language code" mean?

A short alphabetic or numeric identifier assigned to a language.

What is a synonym for "language code"?

Common synonyms include: lang, language label, linguistic code.

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A short alphabetic or numeric identifier assigned to a language.
"af is the two-letter language code for Afrikaans."

"af is the two-letter language code for Afrikaans."