"railroad diagram" meaning in All languages combined

See railroad diagram on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: railroad diagrams [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} railroad diagram (plural railroad diagrams)
  1. A type of diagram used to visualize context-free grammars. Synonyms: syntax diagram, syntax graph
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