Also known as a "3GL," it refers to a high-level programming language such as FORTRAN, COBOL, BASIC, Pascal and C. It is a step above assembly language and a step below a fourth-generation ...

and third-generation languages (3GLs) are high-level programming languages, such as FORTRAN, COBOL, BASIC, Pascal, C/C++ and Java. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction ...

On the downside, it’s a third-generation programming language so it takes more statements of code to accomplish the same amount of work than newer languages like Java or SQL.” That said ...