formal language

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Synonyms: oral language, formal languages

Antonyms: oral language, formal languages

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q192161}} {{lb|en|computing theory}} A {{l|en|set}} of finite {{l|en|string|strings}} (called {{l|en|word|words}}) made of {{l|en|symbol|symbols}} (from a finite set of symbols, called an {{l|en|alphabet}}).<ref>{{cite-web|author=Mirte Dekkers|url=https://www.irif.fr/~mgehrke/scriptie.pdf|work=Stone Duality : An application in the theory of formal languages|publisher=Prof. dr. Mai Gehrke|date=December 2008|accessdate=2019-05-07|page=7}}</ref>

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