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The programming languages that are close to human languages (e.g. like English language) are called the high-level languages. The examples of high-level languages are FORTRAN, COBOL, BASIC, PASCAL, C++ etc.

The high-level languages are similar to English language. The program instructions are written using English words, e.g. print, input etc. But each high-level language has its own rules or grammar for writing program instructions. These rules are called syntax of the language. The program written in high-level language must be translated to machine code before to run it. Each high-level language has its own translator program.

The high-level programming languages are further divided into:

1. Procedural languages
2. Non-Procedural Languages
3. Object-Oriented Programming Languages