семантика
семантика задаёт смысл слов и символов языка программирования Смотри также: operational semantics Антоним(ы): syntax
имя существительное 1) [лингвистика] семантика 2) пустословие; игра словами Например: Of course, Freemantle realized this whole proceeding was just an exercise in semantics. Nothing would come of it. (A. Hailey, Airport, 1968) — Фримантл сам, конечно, понимал, что всё это - лишь пустое жонглирование словами, которое по существу ничего не даёт. (пер. Т.Кудрявцевой, Т.Озерской)
noun plural but singular or plural in construction 1. the study of meanings: a. the historical and psychological study and the classification of changes in the signification of words or forms viewed as factors in linguistic development b. (1) semiotic (2) a branch of semiotic dealing with the relations between signs and what they refer to and including theories of denotation, extension, naming, and truth 2. general semantics 3. a. the meaning or relationship of meanings of a sign or set of signs; especially connotative meaning b. the language used (as in advertising or political propaganda) to achieve a desired effect on an audience especially through the use of words with novel or dual meanings
The 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.