mini-languagen.
/ˈmɪnɪˌlaŋɡwɪdʒ/, U.S. /ˈmɪniˌlæŋɡwɪdʒ/ A subset of a language; (Computing) a subset of a programming language. Also: a form of speech peculiar to a limited group of people; an argot, jargon.
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1970 Mind 79 464 Precursive to understanding Wittgenstein's later work is understanding the view that our language is comprised of language games, or..mini-languages.
1971 Computing Surveys 3 115/1 We have prepared ten mini-languages, each presenting in capsule form one or two features taken from existing programming languages.
1984 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 7 Oct. x. 9 This northern California Riviera has developed a style, an attitude, even a mini-language of its own.
1997 P. Brusilovsky et al. in Educ. & Information Technol. 2 66 Most mini-languages include all the basic control structures..and a mechanism for creating new instruction.
1998 State Jrnl.-Register (Springfield, Illinois) (Nexis) 2 Apr. 27 The Teletubbies speak their own mini-language (‘eh-oh’ is hello, ‘uh-oh’ means something is about to happen).
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