Are non Turing-complete languages considered programming languages at all?

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Published on 2012-10-31T03:03:14Z Indexed on 2012/10/31 5:20 UTC
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Reading a recent question: Is it actually possible to have a 'useful' programming language that isn't Turing complete?, I've come to wonder if non Turing-complete programming languages are considered programming languages at all.

Since Turing-completeness means a language has to have variables to store values as well as control structures ( for, while )... Is a language that lacks these features considered a programming language ?

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