Noun: object language
- The language into which a text written in another language is to be translated
"English was the object language for the translation of the French novel";
- target language
- A computer language into which something written in another computer language is to be translated
"The compiler converted the source code into the object language";
- target language
Derived forms: object languages
Type of: language, linguistic communication, programing language [US], programming language
Encyclopedia: Object language