Syntax

LANGUAGE the grammatical arrangement of words in a sentence: The examples should always illustrate correct syntax. The politician's tortured syntax was often satirized. COMPUTING the structure of statements or elements in a computer language: This syntax limits the search to records harvested from the organization's own server. The web references for all our web services use the same syntax.

“The syntax was harsh like a brick to the face, more brilliant than beautiful, she wasn't going to be treated like an inconvenience or an afterthought. Mr single slice microwave pizza, though being rude and cruel was funny. Nevermind the syntax he had no concept of tone, couldn't land a joke with a guidance system. It sounded like she was in for a spanking and not the sexy kind. She got hit on every time she went outside, shouting or berating wasn't in the equation”