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Definition of object language noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

object language

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