| Main Entry: | syntax error |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | in computing, an error in a program due to a code that does not conform to order expected by the programming language |
| Example: | A syntax error occurs when a user (or programmer) has put words in an order that a program does not understand. |
| Usage: | computing |
| syntax error | |
noun | |
| an error of language resulting from code that does not conform to the syntax of the programming language; "syntax errors can be recognized at compilation time"; "a common syntax error is to omit a parenthesis" |