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lang

4 9.6
An informal short form of language used in casual speech or writing
  • noun
  • Informal
translation icon : lenguaje
  • Let me just show you what what, what Lang means there.

Examples

  • So can you tell me first what LLVM and C Lang are?

  • I still need to find a housewarming gift for my sister and clubber lang.

  • When using the java.io, when should java.lang.ClassLoader use it? (Note: If prior to reading the XML file, Java reads the file, be clearly aware of these two methods!)

    Blog text (17)
  • Comparison of the clusters indicated that they differed (p < .05) on FIQ, PIQ, VIQ, READ, MATH, LANG, WRIT, age, and ethnicity.

    Academic text (1999)
  • During the presentation, the professor spoke a lot about programming in C lang.

  • I prefer to learn new programming skills using Python lang.

  • Many online forums discuss different topics related to the Java lang and its features.

Synonyms

language
vslang
797 1.0

A system of communication used by a group or country with words and grammar

is an informal shortened form used in casual writing and speech
tongue
vslang
108 4.4

A spoken or written language used by a group of people

is an informal shortened form used in casual writing and speech

Idioms

lang syne
  • Archaic
1 9.9

Long ago in the old days

Compounds

lang syne
  • Archaic
4 9.9

The distant past remembered with warm feelings

auld lang syne
  • Literature
3 9.9

A traditional Scottish song often sung at midnight on New Year's Eve to remember old friends and past times

How Formal

logical notation
  • Specialized
7.0
notation
  • Specialized
9 5.1
shorthand
  • Specialized
7 6.2
lang
  • Informal
4 9.6

Surface Forms

lang singular
langs plural

Etymology

Lang is a short, informal form of language, using the first part of that word to stand for the whole 'language'. So people use lang to mean a spoken or programming 'language' in casual writing and speech.