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metalanguage |
2 definitions found From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: metalanguage n : a language that can be used to describe languages From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: metalanguage 1. [theorem proving] A language in which proofs are manipulated and tactics are programmed, as opposed to the logic itself (the "{object language}"). The first {ML} was the metalanguage for the Edinburgh {LCF} proof assistant. 2. [logic] A language in which to discuss the truth of statements in another language.
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