"lexical analyzer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lexical analyzers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} lexical analyzer (plural lexical analyzers)
  1. (computing) A computer program that performs lexical analysis. Wikipedia link: lexical analyzer Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms: lexer Translations (computer program): lesgreinir [masculine] (Icelandic), лексический анализа́тор (leksičeskij analizátor) (Russian), leksički analizator [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-lexical_analyzer-en-noun-OsUFlfY8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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