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declarative language [di‚klar·əd·iv ′laŋ·gwij]

(computer science)

A nonprocedural programming language that allows the programmer to state the task to be accomplished without specifying the procedures needed to carry it out.

(language)

declarative language - Any relational language or functional language. These kinds of programming language describe relationships between variables in terms of functions or inference rules, and the language executor (interpreter or compiler) applies some fixed algorithm to these relations to produce a result.

Declarative languages contrast with imperative languages which specify explicit manipulation of the computer's internal state; or procedural languages which specify an explicit sequence of steps to follow.

The most common examples of declarative languages are logic programming languages such as Prolog and functional languages like Haskell.

See also production system.

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Concise--Stated in declarative language that is brief and easy to read, yet conveys the essence of what is required.

Resources: a cost analyst's perspective: the keys to a good cost ... by Moskowitz, John / Armed Forces Comptroller

After explaining the basics of the MXML declarative language and ActionScript, the authors describe layout containers, user interface components, embedded animation, state management, data models, styles and skins, and data communication.

Programming Flex 2 by SciTech Book News

In this book, Liebler explains some fundamental aspects of analytic chemistry and mass spectrometry in simple, straightforward terms, using everyday analogies and simple declarative language.

Introduction to Proteomics: Tools for the New Biology by Pierce, William M., Jr. / Environmental Health Perspectives

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