computer science

Lango (app)

Lango (app) is a computer science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Lango (app) rather than just read about it. In short: Lango, originally known as Zlango, was an icon-based "language" (actually a logographic writing system) built for web and mobile messaging. Zlango Ltd., the Israeli company which created and owned Zlango, released a Java and Brew application for mobile phones that used the Zlango icon language to create a new form of SMS, called ZMS, using Zlango's icons instead of words.

Key takeaways

Lango (app) belongs to computer science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Lango (app) to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Lango (app) from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Lango, originally known as Zlango, was an icon-based "language" (actually a logographic writing system) built for web and mobile messaging. Zlango Ltd., the Israeli company which created and owned Zlango, released a Java and Brew application for mobile phones that used the Zlango icon language to create a new form of SMS, called ZMS, using Zlango's icons instead of words.

Background Zlango was created in 2004 by Yoav Lorch, an author and playwright, as an attempt to shorten text messages. When he found that abbreviated texts only removed 20% of letters, he decided to enter the field of pictographic language. The name Zlango is a combination of lingo, slang, and language, with the letter Z as homage to Esperanto creator L. L. Zamenhof. In February 2007, Zlango Ltd. announced that it raised $12 million from the VCs Benchmark and Accel. Zlango Ltd. was based in Tel Aviv and had around 40 employees at its peak. The company ceased to operate in 2014.

Lango around the world Zlango's products were released in many countries, as well as over the Web, in many forms. Zlango's mobile application was released in the following territories:

Albania with the operator AMC Caribbean with the operator LIME (formerly bmobile - Subsidiary of Cable & Wireless Communications) Hong Kong with the operator SmartTone-Vodafone Israel with the operators Pelephone, Orange, and Cellcom Philippines with the operator Globe Poland with the operators Play, and Bauer Portugal with the operator TMN Switzerland with the operator Swisscom Ukraine with the operator Kyivstar Apart from Zlango's website, Zlango also had an ICQ plug-in in several languages and countries that allowed to use Zlango icons to chat with the contacts. Zlango also appeared in the Israeli Children's Channel as a game show.

The language Zlango included more than 300 icons in several different categories. The icons are not definitive, and most icons have multiple meanings: for example, the icon for "me" can also mean "I", the icon for "go" can also mean "come", and the icon for "car" can also mean "drive". The meanings that Zlango intended for each icon were only suggestions as Zlango encouraged users to invent their own personal meanings for icons. According to Zlango Ltd., the Zlango icons were created to be memorable, rather than recognizable. For example, the "want" icon is a bird in a nest, but once you learn of the icon's meaning, it is difficult to forget. Zlango released several Zlango versions of classic stories which showed the potential for more than just picture messaging:

Little Red Riding Hood Romeo & Juliet Genesis Adam and Eve The Tower of Babel

See also Blissymbols Isotype Characteristica universalis

References

External links Zlango's Web Site Zlango's Blog Zlango - ICQ Zlango Music Video : Girlfriend Go

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Lango (app)

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Lango (app) claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In computer science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Lango (app) before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Lango (app) ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Lango (app)

In research: Lango (app) appears in computer science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Lango (app) in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Lango (app) is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Logographic writing systems, Markup languages, Mobile applications, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Lango (app) outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Lango (app) in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Lango (app) means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Lango (app) out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Lango (app) in simple terms?

Why does Lango (app) matter?

Because it connects several computer science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Lango (app)?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Lango (app).