noun
language construct; language entity
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文が基本的な言語要素です。
In this programming language, if statements and for statements are basic language constructs.
新しい言語要素を導入することで、コードの可読性が向上した。
By introducing new language constructs, the readability of the code improved.
Compound of 言語 (language) and 要素 (element). A straightforward technical term with no unusual historical derivation.