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LEXER [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-08-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- lexical analyzer generator
1, record 1, English, lexical%20analyzer%20generator
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- lexer generator 2, record 1, English, lexer%20generator
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A lexical analyzer generator is a tool that allows many lexical analyzers to be created with a simple build file. 3, record 1, English, - lexical%20analyzer%20generator
Record 1, Key term(s)
- lexical analyser generator
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- générateur d'analyseurs lexicaux
1, record 1, French, g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rateur%20d%27analyseurs%20lexicaux
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- générateur d'analyseur lexical 2, record 1, French, g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rateur%20d%27analyseur%20lexical
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les analyseurs lexicaux sont souvent générés par des outils appelés générateurs d'analyseurs lexicaux. 3, record 1, French, - g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rateur%20d%27analyseurs%20lexicaux
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2024-08-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Computer Programs and Programming
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- lexical analyzer
1, record 2, English, lexical%20analyzer
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- lexical analyser 2, record 2, English, lexical%20analyser
correct
- lexer 3, record 2, English, lexer
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The lexical analyzer ... reads in a stream of characters, identifies the lexemes in the stream, and categorizes them into tokens. 4, record 2, English, - lexical%20analyzer
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- analyseur lexical
1, record 2, French, analyseur%20lexical
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- analyseur du lexique 2, record 2, French, analyseur%20du%20lexique
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pour construire une unité lexicale[,] l'analyseur lexical nécessite une seconde étape, l'évaluation, qui produit une valeur. 1, record 2, French, - analyseur%20lexical
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Programas y programación (Informática)
- Inteligencia artificial
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- analizador lexical
1, record 2, Spanish, analizador%20lexical
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- analizador de léxico 2, record 2, Spanish, analizador%20de%20l%C3%A9xico
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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