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semantics |
2 definitions found From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: semantics n : the study of language meaning From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: semanticsThe meaning of a string in some language, as opposed to {syntax} which describes how symbols may be combined independent of their meaning. The semantics of a programming language is a function from programs to answers. A program is a {closed term} and in practical languages, an answer is a member of the syntactic category of values. The two main kinds are {denotational semantics} and {operational semantics}. (1995-06-21)
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