target language

1. The language into which a text written in another language is to be translated.

2. A language that a nonnative speaker is in the process of learning.

3. Computers The computer language, often a machine language, into which a document written in another computer language is to be translated. In all senses also called object language.

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target language

1. (Languages) the language into which a text, document, etc, is translated

2. (Languages) a language that is being or is to be learnt

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tar′get lan`guage

1. the language into which a text is to be translated from another language. Compare source language.

2. a language that one is in the process of learning.

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Noun	1.	target language - the language into which a text written in another language is to be translated object language language, linguistic communication - a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols; "he taught foreign languages"; "the language introduced is standard throughout the text"; "the speed with which a program can be executed depends on the language in which it is written"
	2.	target language - a computer language into which something written in another computer language is to be translated object language programing language, programming language - (computer science) a language designed for programming computers

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lingua-obiettivo

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