Programming domain

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The term programming domain is mostly used when referring to domain-specific programming languages. It refers to a set of programming languages or programming environments that were written specifically for a particular domain, where domain means a broad subject for end users such as accounting or finance, or a category of program usage such as artificial intelligence or email. Languages and systems within a single programming domain would have functions common to the domain and may omit functions that are irrelevant to a domain. [1]

Some examples of programming domains are:

Other programming domains would include:

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References

  1. "What Is a Programming Domain? (with picture)". wiseGEEK. Retrieved May 2, 2020.