syntax

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Related topics: Grammar, Computers

syn·tax /ˈsɪntæks/ noun [uncountableU] technical

1. SLGthe way words are arranged to form sentences or phrases, or the rules of grammar which control this 句法；句法结构

2. TDthe rules that describe how words and phrases are used in a computer language 〔计算机语言中使用的〕句法规则，语法

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syntax• In computational linguistics the main approaches for implementing syntax can be broadly classified as either rule-based or probabilistic.• And it does so in syntax which calls for quite a feat of structuring and interpreting.• But even in such constructions the contributions of syntax can be obscure.• Inflections, positions, and signpost words are the mainstay of syntax.• Cureton would surely do better to rely on syntax to determine rhythmic grouping at this level.• The mistakes made when reading seem to involve the syntax of the sentence.• But if the lexicon is not complete, then neither is the syntax, semantics or phonology likely to be.• The case will establish whether the syntax of computer languages can be held copyright.

From Longman Business Dictionary

syntaxsyn·tax /ˈsɪntæks/ noun [uncountableU]COMPUTING

the rules describing how words and phrases in a computer language are ordered

The commands follow a strict syntax, but they are not difficult to learn.

Origin syntax

(1500-1600) French syntaxe, from Late Latin syntaxis, from Greek, from syntassein “to arrange together”, from syn- ( → SYN-) + tassein “to arrange”

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