langs

Langs is a common shorthand for languages, used across disciplines to refer to multiple language varieties or locales.

In linguistics and anthropology, languages are studied as systems of communication with distinct grammars, vocabularies, and sociocultural contexts. The term langs appears in data sets and comparative discussions as an informal plural for "languages."

In software development and content management, langs often denotes a collection of translations or locale resources. A project may organize resources under a langs directory or assign a langs variable that maps language codes to strings, messages, or templates.

Common conventions for identifying languages include ISO 639-1 two-letter codes for many widely used languages, and ISO 639-2/639-3 three-letter codes for others, as well as locale designations such as en-US. Web and app frameworks rely on these identifiers to load the appropriate translations while using the lang attribute at the document level.

Langs is a flexible and informal term rather than a formal specification; its exact meaning depends on the context and the structure of the underlying data or code.

See also language, localization, internationalization.