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formal language

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, computing-theory, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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Broader terms: language

Narrower terms: natural language, regular language, computer language

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Across languages

Translations

51 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: formele taal — set of finite strings
  • Albanian: gjuhë formale — set of finite strings
  • Arabic: لُغَة رَسْمِيَّة (luḡa rasmiyya) — set of finite strings
  • Arabic: لُغَة مُتَصَرِّفَة (luḡa mutaṣarrifa) — set of finite strings
  • Arabic: لُغَة صُورِيَّة (luḡa ṣūriyya) — set of finite strings
  • Azerbaijani: rəsmi dil — set of finite strings
  • Belarusian: фарма́льная мо́ва (farmálʹnaja móva) — set of finite strings
  • Bulgarian: форма́лен ези́к (formálen ezík) — set of finite strings
  • Chinese Mandarin: 形式語言 /形式语言 (xíngshì yǔyán) — set of finite strings
  • Czech: formální jazyk — set of finite strings
  • Danish: formalsprog — set of finite strings
  • Dutch: formele taal — set of finite strings
  • Esperanto: formala lingvo — set of finite strings
  • Esperanto: artefarita lingvo — set of finite strings
  • Estonian: ametlik keel — set of finite strings
  • Finnish: formaali kieli — set of finite strings
  • French: langage formel — set of finite strings
  • German: formale Sprache — set of finite strings
  • Greek: τυπική γλώσσα (typikí glóssa) — set of finite strings
  • Hebrew: שָׂפָה פוֹרְמָלִית (safá formalít) — set of finite strings
  • Hebrew: שָׂפָה רִשְׁמִית (safá rishmít) — set of finite strings
  • Hindi: औपचारिक भाषा (aupcārik bhāṣā) — set of finite strings
  • Hungarian: formális nyelv — set of finite strings
  • Indonesian: bahasa formal — set of finite strings
  • Irish: teanga fhoirmiúil — set of finite strings
  • Italian: linguaggio formale — set of finite strings
  • Japanese: 形式言語 (keishiki gengo) — set of finite strings
  • Korean: 형식 언어 (hyeongsik eoneo) — set of finite strings
  • Latvian: formāla valoda — set of finite strings
  • Lithuanian: formalioji kalba — set of finite strings
  • Macedonian: форма́лен јазик (formálen jazik) — set of finite strings
  • Norwegian Bokmål: formelt språk — set of finite strings
  • Iranian Persian: زَبانِ صوری (zabân-e suri) — set of finite strings
  • Polish: język formalny — set of finite strings
  • Portuguese: linguagem formal — set of finite strings
  • Romanian: limbaj formal — set of finite strings
  • Russian: форма́льный язы́к (formálʹnyj jazýk) — set of finite strings
  • Scottish Gaelic: cainnt foirmeil — set of finite strings
  • Serbo-Croatian: формални језик — set of finite strings
  • Serbo-Croatian: formalni jezik — set of finite strings
  • Slovak: formálny jazyk — set of finite strings
  • Slovene: formalni jezik — set of finite strings
  • Spanish: lenguaje formal — set of finite strings
  • Swedish: formellt språk — set of finite strings
  • Tajik: забони сурӣ (zabon-i suri) — set of finite strings
  • Thai: ภาษาแบบแผน (paa-sǎa-bɛ̀ɛp-pɛ̌ɛn) — set of finite strings
  • Turkish: resmi dil — set of finite strings
  • Ukrainian: форма́льна мо́ва (formálʹna móva) — set of finite strings
  • Uzbek: rasmiy til — set of finite strings
  • Vietnamese: ngôn ngữ hình thức — set of finite strings
  • Vietnamese: ký ngữ hình thức — set of finite strings