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abstract syntax tree

(AST) A data structure representing something which has been parsed, often used as a compiler or interpreter's internal representation of a program while it is being optimised and from which code generation is performed. The range of all possible such structures is described by the abstract syntax.

Last updated: 1994-11-08

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abstract syntax tree ♦ Abstract-Type and Scheme-Definition Language

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