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domain-specific language

computer language specialized to a particular application domain
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domain-specific language

Summary

domain-specific language is a type of computer language[1]. It draws 1,557 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_computer_language category, ranking #2 of 5).[2]

Key Facts

  • domain-specific language's instance of is recorded as type of computer language[3].
  • domain-specific language is a type of computer language[4].
  • domain-specific language's Commons category is recorded as Domain-specific programming languages[5].
  • domain-specific language is the opposite of general-purpose programming language[6].
  • domain-specific language's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Domain-specific programming languages[7].
  • domain-specific language's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/dsl[8].
  • domain-specific language's ACM Classification Code is recorded as 10011017[9].

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Definition and Type

domain-specific language's instance of is recorded as type of computer language[3]. It is a type of computer language[4]. It is the opposite of general-purpose programming language[6].

Why It Matters

domain-specific language draws 1,557 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_computer_language category, ranking #2 of 5).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Opposite of → general-purpose programming language
    Instance of → type of computer language
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