syntax error

1. 1.

   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”

   Broadersoftware error

   computer science

Questions about syntax error

What does syntax error mean?

syntax error means "an error of language resulting from code that does not conform to the syntax of the programming language".

Is syntax error a common word?

syntax error is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.