High Level Language: Programming languages such as BASIC, PASCAL, or C++ that enable programmers to develop software applications using ordinary words and symbols rather than binary numbers. Also referred to as fourth generation languages.
It was written in high level language as opposed to assembly language (which had been thought necessary for systems implementation on early computers). Although this followed the lead of Multics and Burroughs, it was Unix that popularized the idea.
ARC Macro Language (AML) A high level language that provides full programming capabilities and a set of tools for building menus to tailor user interfaces for specific applications.
â†' Barbara Liskov, Programming with Abstract Data Types, in Proceedings of the ACM SIGPLAN Symposium on Very High Level Languages, pp. 50--59, 1974, Santa Monica, California
â†' Donald Knuth, The Art of Computer Programming ...
 See also: Map, Object, Class, Address, Model
  
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