Some papers (especially about Nested Words languages) ofter contain term "language of words". What is the difference between "language" and "language of words"?
What is "language of words" means?
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1@TheBigO: They will say "This is not _reseach level_ question". – 2011-05-28
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They might be trying to avoid confusion with $\omega$-languages - languages whose elements are infinite sequences of letters ("infinite words"). Such languages have a rich and beautiful theory of their own. I can't think of other possible meanings.
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0Oh! Thanks for the pointer; as I already said there are plenty of opportunities to miss entire research areas for every autodidact! – 2011-05-28