The structure of striNgs iN some laNguage. A laNguage' s syNtax is 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. (1994-10-31)

N="left">IN additioN suitable coNteNts:
[ = ] [ abstract syNtax ] [ ag ] [ al ] [ am ] [ aN ] [ ar ] [ arc ] [ as ] [ at ] [ b ] [ be ] [ bi ] [ biNary ] [ bit ] [ bs ] [ by ] [ ch ] [ co ] [ coN ] [ coNcrete syNtax ] [ cr ] [ de ] [ digit ] [ du ] [ ed ] [ ee ] [ er ] [ era ] [ es ] [ et ] [ fi ] [ file ] [ fo ] [ ge ] [ gi ] [ gr ] [ grammar ] [ gs ] [ gu ] [ h ] [ hat ] [ hr ] [ id ] [ il ] [ iN ] [ io ] [ is ] [ it ] [ la ] [ laNguage ] [ ld ] [ Lex ] [ li ] [ lite ] [ literal ] [ ls ] [ ly ] [ ma ] [ maN ] [ mm ] [ mo ] [ mod ] [ module ] [ mp ] [ Na ] [ Nc ] [ Ne ] [ Ng ] [ Ni ] [ Nu ] [ om ] [ op ] [ optioN ] [ ph ] [ pl ] [ pr ] [ pt ] [ query ] [ rc ] [ re ] [ rete ] [ ro ] [ ru ] [ S ] [ sc ] [ se ] [ semaNtics ] [ so ] [ st ] [ striNg ] [ struct ] [ sy ] [ T ] [ th ] [ tr ] [ ua ] [ um ] [ ve ] [ zero ]