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In computing, a programming language reference (or language reference manual) is part of the documentation associated with most mainstream programming languages. It describes the basic elements of the language and how to use them in computer programs, and is written for users and developers.

It is usually separate and distinct from a more detailed programming language specification meant for implementors of the language rather than those who simply use it 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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 {{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.
+In [[computing]], a '''programming language reference''' (or '''language reference manual''') is part of the [[documentation]] associated with most mainstream [[programming language]]s. It describes the basic elements of the language and how to use them in [[computer program]]s, and is written for [[user (computing)|user]]s and [[programmer|developer]]s.
-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 [[Programming language implementation|implementor]]s of the language itself, rather than those who simply use the language to accomplish some processing task.
+It is usually separate and distinct from a more detailed [[programming language specification]] meant for [[Programming language implementation|implementor]]s of the language rather than those who simply use it to accomplish some processing task.
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