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Computer Languages
Computer languages are those developed for communicating with an electronic digital computer. Low-level (or machine) computer languages are those consisting of only ones and zeroes ("binary"). Machines can understand binary languages quite well -- a switch is either "on" or "off." High-level computer languages, on the other hand, use more natural-language-like commands, so are more readily learned by humans. However, higher-level computer languages then require an "interpretor" (a special computer program) to convert them into machine language which the computer can understand.
Many computer languages exist in multiple dialects or "versions." Some of these are upgrades, having additional features, while others differ depending on which computer they are programmed to run on. All versions of a single computer language have been grouped together on this site.
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