What is High-Level Programming Language?

A high-level programming language is a programming language that possesses high levels of abstraction and is designed to be less complex and more efficient than low-level languages. High-level programming languages are characterized as highly readable (they are usually based on English), extremely portable for use with numerous platform types, and easier to debug and maintain compared to their low-level counterparts. High-level programming languages are also highly executable, and typically require a compiler to translate into a machine-readable format. Most widespread programming languages are considered high-level, with examples being JavaScript, C++, Python, Java, C#, and WebAssembly (WASM).