syntax

noun/ˈsɪntæks/

Frequency rank: #7,432 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

The set of rules that define how words or symbols must be arranged to form correct sentences or code.

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Example sentence

The program crashed because there was an error in the syntax of the code.

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