Lexer

//ˈlɛksə(ɹ)// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A computer program that performs lexical analysis.

Synonyms

All synonyms
lexical analyzerlexical analyzer

Etymology

From lex + -er, ultimately from lexical.

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computer programlexical analysis

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