syntax error

/ˌsɪnˈtæks ˌɛrər/
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Definitions of syntax error
  1. 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”
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    type of:
    programming error, software error
    error resulting from bad code in some program involved in producing the erroneous result
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