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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The language into which a text written in another language is to be translated
Synonyms:
object language; target language
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("target language" is a kind of...):
language; linguistic communication (a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A computer language into which something written in another computer language is to be translated
Synonyms:
object language; target language
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("target language" is a kind of...):
programing language; programming language ((computer science) a language designed for programming computers)