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Sublanguage

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A subset of a language, in particular of a programming language.

    "DML is considered a sublanguage of SQL. It's concerned with manipulating data stored in the database. DML consists of four commonly used statements: INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, and MERGE."

  2. 2
    A language restricted to a specific context, such as a particular subject area.

    "the sublanguage of weather bulletins"

Etymology

From sub- + language.

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