Noun | 1. | syntax - the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences Synonyms: phrase structure, sentence structure |
2. | syntax - a systematic orderly arrangement | |
3. | syntax - studies of the rules for forming admissible sentences |
syntax - 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. |