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A programming language reference (or language reference manual) is an artifact that describes a programming language so that users and developers can understand the basic elements of and write computer programs in the target language.

A programming language reference manual is one form of documentation that is associated with most mainstream programming languages. A reference manual is ordinarily separate and distinct from a programming language specification, which is usually more detailed and intended for use by implementors of the language itself, rather than those who simply use the language to accomplish some processing task.

External links

Ada 2005 Language Reference Manual
The Python Language Reference
The following link and site are not reachable as of 6-Aug-2021: The Python Language Reference Manual by Guido van Rossum and Fred L. Drake, Jr. (ISBN 0-9541617-8-5)

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	[[File:Fortran_acs_cover.jpeg\|thumb\|upright\|The ''Fortran Automatic Coding System for the [[IBM 704]]'' (15 October 1956), the first Programmer's Reference Manual for Fortran]]		{{Short description\|Documentation for coders}}[[File:Fortran_acs_cover.jpeg\|thumb\|upright\|The ''Fortran Automatic Coding System for the [[IBM 704]]'' (15 October 1956), the first Programmer's Reference Manual for Fortran]]
	A '''programming language reference''' (or '''language reference manual''') is an artifact that describes a [[programming language]] so that [[user (computing)\|user]]s and [[programmer\|developer]]s can understand the basic elements of and write [[computer program]]s in the target language.		A '''programming language reference''' (or '''language reference manual''') is an artifact that describes a [[programming language]] so that [[user (computing)\|user]]s and [[programmer\|developer]]s can understand the basic elements of and write [[computer program]]s in the target language.