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A computer language is a formal language used to communicate with a computer. Types of computer languages include:

Construction language – all forms of communication by which a human can specify an executable problem solution to a computer
Command language – a language used to control the tasks of the computer itself, such as starting programs
Configuration language – a language used to write configuration files
Programming language – a formal language designed to communicate instructions to a machine, particularly a computer
Query language – a language used to make queries in databases and information systems
Transformation language – designed to transform some input text in a certain formal language into a modified output text that meets some specific goal
Data exchange language – a language that is domain-independent and can be used for data from any kind of discipline; examples: JSON, XML
Markup language – a grammar for annotating a document in a way that is syntactically distinguishable from the text, such as HTML
Modeling language – an artificial language used to express information or knowledge, often for use in computer system design
Architecture description language – used as a language (or a conceptual model) to describe and represent system architectures
Hardware description language – used to model integrated circuits
Page description language – describes the appearance of a printed page in a higher level than an actual output bitmap
Simulation language – a language used to describe simulations
Specification language – a language used to describe what a system should do
Style sheet language – a computer language that expresses the presentation of structured documents, such as CSS