Dictionary definition: abstract specification

Dictionary definition: formal language theory
A Dictionary of Computing;      461 words ...formal language theory The study of formal languages ... sets of strings. A major branch of formal language theory concerns finite descriptions ... programs can be thought of as a formal language over the alphabet of Pascal tokens ...

Article: Investigating tasks in formal language ...
Reference & Research Book News;  May 1, 2007 ;     486 words ...9781853599262 Investigating tasks in formal language learning. Ed. by Maria del Pilar Garcia Mayo. Multilingual ... reading, lexical innovation and pragmatics in different formal language learning contexts and in different languages. The text ...

Dictionary definition: formal language
The Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy;      240 words ...formal language See formal system , logical calculus .

Encyclopedia entry: FORMAL LANGUAGE
Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language;      276 words ...FORMAL LANGUAGE. 1. Language that is formal and ceremonial. 2. A language designed for use in situations in which natural language is considered unsuitable, such as logic, mathematics, and computer programming. Compare ARTIFICIAL LANGUAGE , NATURAL LANGUAGE .

Article: FORMAL LANGUAGE; DETAILS ... DETAILS ...
The Press;  February 1, 2000 ;     472 words ...WHETHER THE LOOK IS TO BE FORMAL OR INFORMAL, IT IS EASY FOR THE GROOM TO BE SUITABLYATTIRED FOR A WEDDING IF A WELL- CUT SUIT IS PAIRED WITH A SMART SHIRT AND THE RIGHTACCESSORIES. . ASCOT TIE: double-knot tie held in place with a tie-pin. . BRACES: elastic supports with suspenders attached to

Article: Creating a platform for digital rights, sensor webs and the ...
GEO World;  August 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... lingua franca," called the OpenGIS Abstract Specification. This agreement was required before ... considerable debate. But without the Abstract Specification, there could be no solid foundation ... work plan, but OGC's existing Abstract Specification and standards platform provides ...

Article: OpenGIS RFP and RFIs mark progress toward interoperable ...
Business Wire;  August 30, 1996 ;     700+ words ... ... facts: 1) Basic work has been completed on the OpenGIS Abstract Specification, sufficient to specify common methods for accessing ... subsequent OpenGIS Specification RFPs. The RFP, the OpenGIS Abstract Specification, and the imagery and catalog RFIs can be viewed and ...