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 interpreters 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.

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