noun
language construct
Technical computing term for a syntactically allowable part of a programming language, such as a statement, expression, or control structure.
このプログラミング言語では、if文やforループが基本的な言語構成要素です。
In this programming language, if statements and for loops are basic language constructs.
Compound of 言語 (language) + 構成 (structure, composition) + 要素 (element). A straightforward technical term with no known historical derivation issues.