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Just like we use languages such as English or Spanish to communicate with each other, C++ is a language used to communicate with computers. These types of languages are called programming languages because they allow us to write instructions that a computer can understand and execute.
So, in simple terms, C++ is a programming language used to create software, applications, and systems by giving precise instructions to computers.
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