concrete syntax
concrete syntax
(language)The concrete syntax of a language including all the
features visible in the source program such as
parentheses
and delimiters. The concrete syntax is used when
parsing
the program or other input, during which it is usually
converted into some kind of
abstract syntax tree.
Compare:
abstract syntax.
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