Histroy and Introduction Pt. 2

standardization

The best way to achieve this is through _ _ _ _ _, which

requires an independent and precise language definition that is

universally accepted.

language syntax

It is the description of the ways

different parts of the language may be combined to form phrases and,

ultimately, sentences.

standardization

The best way to achieve this is through _ _ _ _ _, which

requires an independent and precise language definition that is

universally accepted.

language syntax

It is the description of the ways

different parts of the language may be combined to form phrases and,

ultimately, sentences.

language syntax

one of the areas where formal

definitions have gained acceptance, and the syntax of all languages is

now given using a grammar.

lexical structure

the structure of the

language’s words,

tokens

the structure of the

language’s words is usually called what

language semantics

the meaning of a language is much more complex and difficult to

describe precisely. The first difficulty is that “meaning” can be defined in many

different ways.

translator

a program that accepts other programs written in the language in

question and that either executes them directly or transforms them into a form

suitable for execution.

interpreter

A translator that executes a program directly is called an

compiler

translator that produces an equivalent program in a form

suitable for execution is called a

byte code

the target language is a form of low-level code known as

virtual machine

After a compiler translates a program’s source code to byte code, the byte code

version of the program is executed by an interpreter called _ _ _ _