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BACKUS NORMAL FORM [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-11-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Programming Languages
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Backus-Naur Form
1, record 1, English, Backus%2DNaur%20Form
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- BNF 1, record 1, English, BNF
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Backus Normal Form 1, record 1, English, Backus%20Normal%20Form
former designation, correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A syntactic meta-language for use in specifying the syntax structure of inputs and outputs of an actual man-machine interface. 1, record 1, English, - Backus%2DNaur%20Form
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Backus Naur Form
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Langages de programmation
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- forme de Backus-Naur
1, record 1, French, forme%20de%20Backus%2DNaur
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- BNF 1, record 1, French, BNF
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- forme normale de Backus 1, record 1, French, forme%20normale%20de%20Backus
former designation, correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La forme de Backus-Naur [...] est une notation permettant de décrire les règles syntaxiques des langages de programmation. 1, record 1, French, - forme%20de%20Backus%2DNaur
Record 1, Key term(s)
- forme de Backus Naur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Lenguaje de programación
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- notación de Backus-Naur
1, record 1, Spanish, notaci%C3%B3n%20de%20Backus%2DNaur
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- notación BNF 1, record 1, Spanish, notaci%C3%B3n%20BNF
correct, feminine noun
- metalenguaje Backus Naur 2, record 1, Spanish, metalenguaje%20Backus%20Naur
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La forma más conocida de representación sintáctica de un metalenguaje. [...] Una gramática BNF consta de reglas de producción, que definen las categorías sintácticas o variables metalingüísticas en los términos de otras categorías, y de símbolos terminales. 1, record 1, Spanish, - notaci%C3%B3n%20de%20Backus%2DNaur
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