Syntax error
A syntax error refers to an error in a statement's syntax. This term is used mostly in association with programming languages. In compiled programming languages, a syntax error is a fatal error that the programmer must correct before being able to fully compile the program.
Trivia The statement "SYNTAX ERROR." was an extremely common (and hated!) output of BASIC interpreterss running on home computers of the 1980s, as a result of tentative attempts of budding programmers (née game players) at making the computer do something constructive.
See also parser
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