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BACKUS-NAUR FORM [1 record]

Record 1 2010-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages
DEF

A syntactic meta-language for use in specifying the syntax structure of inputs and outputs of an actual man-machine interface.

Key term(s)
  • Backus Naur Form

French

Domaine(s)
  • Langages de programmation
CONT

La forme de Backus-Naur [...] est une notation permettant de décrire les règles syntaxiques des langages de programmation.

Key term(s)
  • forme de Backus Naur

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Lenguaje de programación
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.

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