Object language can refer to
* The language that is described by a
metalanguage
In logic and linguistics, a metalanguage is a language used to describe another language, often called the ''object language''. Expressions in a metalanguage are often distinguished from those in the object language by the use of italics, quot ...
.
* A language which is the object of a
formal specification.
* The target language of a
translator.
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