syntax: Meaning and Definition of

syn•tax

1. English syntax.
1. the study of the rules for the formation of grammatical sentences in a language.
2. the study of the patterns of formation of sentences and phrases from words.
3. the rules or patterns so studied:English syntax.
4. a presentation of these:a syntax of English.
5. an instance of these:the syntax of a sentence.
1. that branch of modern logic that studies the various kinds of signs that occur in a system and the possible arrangements of those signs, complete abstraction being made of the meaning of the signs.
2. the outcome of such a study when directed upon a specified language.
3. a system or orderly arrangement.
4. the grammatical rules and structural patterns governing the ordered use of appropriate words and symbols for issuing commands, writing code, etc., in a particular software application or programming language.