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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]
concrete syntax
The concrete syntax of a language including all the
features visible in the source program such as parentheses
and delimiters. The concrete syntax is used when parsing
the program or other input, during which it is usually
converted into some kind of abstract syntax tree.
Compare: abstract syntax.
(1997-07-21)