Definition of "syntax" []

• The study of the rules whereby words or other elements of sentence structure are combined to form grammatical sentences. (noun)
• A publication, such as a book, that presents such rules. (noun)
• The pattern of formation of sentences or phrases in a language. (noun)
• Such a pattern in a particular sentence or discourse. (noun)
• Computer Science The rules governing the formation of statements in a programming language. (noun)

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• "Screen has a sorendition command that can be used to change the attributes Screen uses for highlighting messages (you can find the command in the man-page and the syntax is also described there, although the description is a bit cryptic)."
• "The error is, WindowsError: [Error 123] The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect."
• "Details: The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect."