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Meaning of pseudolanguage | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. Something written or spoken that resembles language but is not a true language.
    countable, uncountable
  2. A means of describing an algorithm in human terms, without the use of a true programming language.
    countable

Examples

“Some mediums have spoken in elaborate pseudolanguages while in a state of trance.”
“The existence of such pseudolanguages as pidgin in south-east Asia and the "Spanglish" found in Puerto Rico is due to the total absence of the coercive dimension[…]”
“State what will be printed by the following code fragment written in a pseudolanguage permitting reference parameters (assume Y and J are passed by reference).”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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