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ar27i2018 High-Level Programming Language | Webopedia, Main » TERM » H» high-level language By Vangie Beal Related Terms + programming language + scripting language + machine language + assembly language + language + Chapel - programming language + fourth-generation language + low-level language + HLLAPI - High Level Language Application Program Interface + Common Language Infrastructure A high-level language (HLL) is a programming language such as C, FORTRAN, or Pascal that enables a programmer to write programs that are more or less independent of a particular type of computer. Such languages are considered high-level because they are closer to human languages and further from machine languages. In contrast, assembly languages are considered low-level because they are very close to machine languages. Machine Language Advantages of High-Level Languages The main advantage of high-level languages over low-level languages is that they are easier to read, write, and maintain. Utimately, programs written in a high-level language must be translated into machine language by a compiler or interpreter. The fist high-level programming languages were designed in the 1950s. Now there are dozens of different languages, Including Ada, Algol, BASIC, COBOL, C, C++, FORTRAN, LISP, Pascal, and Prolog. Recommended Reading: Java Basics: Variables, Syntax and Conventions. hitps:wwn.webopedia.com/TERMIigh_level language.htm! 1 ar27i2018 High-Level Programming Language | Webopedia, PREVIOUS high-gain antenna NEXT high-performance computing Related Links + Ada tutor home page hitps:wwn.webopedia.com/TERMIigh_level language.htm! 2

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