lexical analysis
noun/ˈlɛksɪkəl əˈnæləsɪs/US
Definitions
The conversion of a stream of characters to a stream of meaningful tokens
The conversion of a stream of characters to a stream of meaningful tokens; normally to simplify parsing.
- While it's often not difficult to identify tokens while parsing, having a separate stage for lexical analysis simplifies the structure of your compiler.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for lexical analysis. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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