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Fourth-generation Language
Often abbreviated 4GL, fourth-generation languages are programming languages closer to human languages than typical high-level programming languages. Most 4GLs are used to access databases. For example, a typical 4GL command isFIND ALL RECORDS WHERE NAME IS âSMITHâThe other three generations of computer languages arefirst generation: machine languagesecond generation: assembly languagethird generation: high-level programming languages, such as C, C++, and Java.
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