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A programming language is a specialized language—with a syntax (a grammar) and semantics (the meanings of correct statements)—that can be processed by a computer. In effect, the programming language is the interface between the designer of a system and the computer that implements it. Because there are many different types of systems, there are also many different types of programming languages.
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Blum, B.I., Orthner, H.F. (1989). The MUMPS Programming Language. In: Orthner, H.F., Blum, B.I. (eds) Implementing Health Care Information Systems. Computers and Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3488-3_23
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