general-purpose programming language

Programming language designed to be used in the widest variety of application domains

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Also known as GPL

Subclass of: programming language
, general-purpose language

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In computer software, a general-purpose programming language (GPL) is a programming language for building software in a wide variety of application domains. Conversely, a domain-specific programming language (DSL) is used within a specific area. For example, Python is a GPL, while SQL is a DSL for querying relational databases.

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Opposite of: domain-specific language

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