object language
noun/ˈɒbdʒɪkt læŋɡwɪdʒ/, /ˈɒbdʒekt læŋɡwɪdʒ/
/ˈɑːbdʒɪkt læŋɡwɪdʒ/, /ˈɑːbdʒekt læŋɡwɪdʒ/
(also target language)
- [countable] (also target language)(linguistics) a language into which a text is being translated
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- [uncountable] (also object code)(computing) the language into which a program is translated using a compiler or an assembler
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