formal language

English

Noun

formal language (plural formal languages)

1. (computing theory) A set of finite strings (called words) made of symbols (from a finite set of symbols, called an alphabet).

   Hyponym: regular language

   Holonym: formal system

   Meronyms: alphabet, symbol, word

Translations

set of finite strings

• Afrikaans: formele taal
• Czech: formální jazyk m
• Dutch: formele taal m or f
• Esperanto: formala lingvo, artefarita lingvo
• Finnish: formaali kieli (fi)
• French: langage formel (fr)
• German: formale Sprache (de)
• Greek: τυπική γλώσσα (el) f (typikí glóssa)
• Irish: teanga fhoirmiúil f
• Persian: زبان صوری
• Polish: język formalny m
• Portuguese: linguagem formal (pt) f
• Russian: форма́льный язы́к (formálʹnyj jazýk)
• Scottish Gaelic: cainnt foirmeil f
• Serbo-Croatian: formalni jezik m
• Spanish: lenguaje formal m
• Tajik: забони сурӣ (zabon-i suri)
• Vietnamese: ngôn ngữ hình thức (vi), ký ngữ hình thức