target language

What does target language mean?

target language means "the language into which a text written in another language is to be translated". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for target language?

Close synonyms include object language, object language. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is target language a common word?

target language is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for target language come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.