See Also: fourth-generation language (4GL)(encyclopedia)
generation gap(dictionary)
generation(dictionary)
first generation(dictionary)
Generation X(dictionary)
generation(dictionary)
f-2 generation(medicine)
Generation Y(dictionary)
F-1 generation(medicine)
Generation(medicine)

fourth-generation language (4GL) (sh)




Fourth-generation computer programming language.

4GLs are closer to human language than other high-level languages and are accessible to people without formal training as programmers. They allow multiple common operations to be performed with a single programmer-entered command. They are intended to be easier for users than machine languages (first-generation), assembly languages (second-generation), and older high-level languages (third-generation).