syntax
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The structure of valid strings in a given language, as described by a grammar. For example, the syntax of a binary number could be expressed as
binary_number = bit [ binary_number ] bit = "0" | "1"meaning that a binary number is a bit optionally followed by a binary number and a bit is a literal zero or one digit. The meaning of the language is given by its semantics. See also abstract syntax, concrete syntax.
Last updated: 1994-10-31
Nearby terms:
syntactic sugar ♦ syntax ♦ Syntax-Case ♦ syntax directed translation
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