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EBNF [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-08-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Programming Languages
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Extended Backus-Naur Form
1, record 1, English, Extended%20Backus%2DNaur%20Form
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- EBNF 1, record 1, English, EBNF
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An EBNF is any variation on the basic BNF meta-syntax notation with (some of) the following additional constructs: square brackets surrounding optional items, asterisk suffix for a sequence of zero or more of an item, plus-sign suffix for one or more of an item, curly brackets enclosing a list of alternatives, and super- and subscripts indicating the number of possible occurrences. All these constructs can be expressed in plain BNF using extra productions and have been added for readability and succinctness. 1, record 1, English, - Extended%20Backus%2DNaur%20Form
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Langages de programmation
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- notation de forme étendue Backus-Naur
1, record 1, French, notation%20de%20forme%20%C3%A9tendue%20Backus%2DNaur
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
notation de forme étendue Backus-Naur : terme tiré d'un document traduit de l'anglais par le World Wide Web Consortium dont le rôle est d'établir des normes reliées aux technologies Internet. 2, record 1, French, - notation%20de%20forme%20%C3%A9tendue%20Backus%2DNaur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1988-05-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- extended Backus-Naur formalism
1, record 2, English, extended%20Backus%2DNaur%20formalism
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- EBNF 1, record 2, English, EBNF
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- formalisme étendu de Backus-Naur
1, record 2, French, formalisme%20%C3%A9tendu%20de%20Backus%2DNaur
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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