non-terminal symbol

noun

A symbol in a formal grammar that cannot appear in sentences of the grammar but may eventually be resolved into a sequence of terminal symbols.

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Meanings

nounnon-terminal symbol (plural non-terminal symbols)

plural non-terminal symbols

  1. computingA symbol in a formal grammar that cannot appear in sentences of the grammar but may eventually be resolved into a sequence of terminal symbols.
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APA

non-terminal symbol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-terminal%20symbol

MLA

“non-terminal symbol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-terminal%20symbol. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “non-terminal symbol,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-terminal%20symbol.

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