Language and Term

Language

Language noun - The stock of words, pronunciation, and grammar used by a people as their basic means of communication.

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Term and language are semantically related In some cases you can use "Term" instead a noun "Language".

Term noun - A fixed period of time during which a person holds a job or position.

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Language and term are semantically related in description of a concept topic. Sometimes you can use "Language" instead a noun "Term".

Nearby Words: termless, termed, termer

old	old language	old term
similar	similar language	similar term
specific	specific language	specific term
original	original language	original term
Other adjectives: proper, single, vulgar, offensive, actual, real, ancient, archaic, new, official, different, local, modern.

The term has entered the English language, as per the Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable.

Source: Dagwood Sandwich
Usually, people do not call simple configuration files scripting languages; the term is typically reserved for something that actually looks like a programming language.

Source: Useful Notes / Scripting Language
When the priest Ruy López de Segura introduced the word into the language of chess in 1561, he used an already existing term from Italian, dare il gambetto.

Source: Non Indicative Name / Comic Books

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Term or Language. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/language/term.

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