terminal symbol

noun

A symbol in a formal grammar that can appear in sentences of the grammar.

Meanings

nounterminal symbol (plural terminal symbols)

plural terminal symbols

  1. computingA symbol in a formal grammar that can appear in sentences of the grammar.
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APA

terminal symbol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terminal%20symbol

MLA

“terminal symbol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terminal%20symbol. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “terminal symbol,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terminal%20symbol.

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