The metaphor has been extended by coining the term syntactic salt, which indicates a feature designed to make it harder to write bad code.

The term ' syntactic ' has a slightly wider scope than ' proof-theoretic ', since it may be applied to properties of formal languages without any deductive systems, as well as to formal systems.

Typically features involve various term frequencies ( how many times a phrase appears in the current text or in a larger corpus ), the length of the example, relative position of the first occurrence, various boolean syntactic features ( e. g., contains all caps ), etc.

* There is a ( Curry-Howard ) proof term calculus, whose terms denote linguistic ( phonological, syntactic, or semantic ) entities.

Categorial grammar ( also categorical grammar ) is a term used for a family of formalisms in natural language syntax motivated by the principle of compositionality and organized according to the view that syntactic constituents should generally combine as functions or according to a function-argument relationship.

The term construction grammar ( CxG ) covers a family of theories, or models, of grammar that are based on the idea that the primary unit of grammar is the grammatical construction rather than the atomic syntactic unit and the rule that combines atomic units, and that the grammar of a language is made up of taxonomies of families of constructions.

The term valence also refers to the syntactic category of these elements.

An adpositional phrase is a linguistics term defining a syntactic category that includes prepositional phrases and postpositional phrases.

An adverbial phrase ( AdvP ) is a linguistic term for a group of two or more words operating adverbially, when viewed in terms of their syntactic function.

In food science and in many informal contexts, the term carbohydrate often means any food that is particularly rich in the complex carbohydrate starch ( such as cereals, bread, and pasta ) or simple carbohydrates, such as sugar ( found in candy, jams, and desserts ).

Compare the ingredients listed ( spirits, sugar, water, and bitters ) with the ingredients of an Old Fashioned, which originated as a term used by late 19th century bar patrons to distinguish cocktails made the “ old-fashioned ” way from newer, more complex cocktails.

The term literally means " low sugar blood " ( Gr. ὑπογλυκαιμία, from hypo -, glykys, haima ).

The term " malt " refers to several products of the process: the grains to which this process has been applied, for example malted barley ; the sugar, heavy in maltose, derived from such grains, such as the baker's malt used in various cereals ; or a product based on malted milk, similar to a malted milkshake ( i. e., " malts ").

In the context of alternative medicine the term is often used to refer to any substance claimed to cause ill health, ranging anywhere from trace amounts of pesticides to common food items like refined sugar or additives such as monosodium glutamate ( MSG ).

Syntactic sugar is a computer science term that refers to syntax within a programming language that is designed to make things easier to read or to express.

A common symbol of the holiday is the skull ( in Spanish calavera ), which celebrants represent in masks, called calacas ( colloquial term for " skeleton "), and foods such as sugar or chocolate skulls, which are inscribed with the name of the recipient on the forehead.

* Brittle diabetes – A term used when a person's blood glucose ( sugar ) level often swings quickly from high to low and from low to high.

* High – A term referring to the state of having high blood sugar.

* Labile diabetes – A term used to indicate when a person's blood glucose ( sugar ) level often swings quickly from high to low and from low to high.

* Low – A term referring to the state of having low blood sugar.

* Previous abnormality of glucose tolerance ( PrevAGT ) – A term for people who have had above-normal levels of blood glucose ( sugar ) when tested for diabetes in the past but who show as normal on a current test.

In the subtropical region of southern China, cassava is the fifth-largest crop in term of production, after rice, sweet potato, sugar cane and maize.

The term glycomics is derived from the chemical prefix for sweetness or a sugar, " glyco -", and was formed to follow the naming convention established by genomics ( which deals with genes ) and proteomics ( which deals with proteins ).

While not used in the generic sense of North America, the term candy is used in the UK for specific types of foods such as candy floss ( cotton candy in North America and fairy floss in Australia ), and certain other sugar based products such as candied fruit.

Junk food is an informal term for food that is of little nutritional value and often high in fat, sugar, and calories.

In the literature, the bond between an amino group or other nitrogen-containing group and the sugar is often referred to as a glycosidic bond ( although IUPAC seems to suggest that the term is a misnomer ).

The Twinkie defense is a derogatory term for a criminal defendant's claim that some unusual factor ( such as allergies, coffee, nicotine, or sugar ) diminished the defendant's responsibility for the alleged crime.

" Sugar-baker " implies wealth, as the term refers not to a maker of sweets but to the owner of a sugar house, a factory for the refining of raw sugar from Barbados.

This is usually used as a term of endearment when closing a sentence, as in “ Ta Shug ” ( thank you, sugar ).

While graham crackers started out as a mild food, unsweetened or mildly sweetened, they are more commonly known as a sugar and / or honey sweetened baked good that approaches a cookie ( or the British English term biscuit ).

Indian hard smoked salmon ( once known by the term " squaw candy ") is first kippered with salt, sugar and spices and then smoked until hard and jerky-like.

As Carter's term began in early 1977, Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill were invited to the White House for a breakfast with the new President, where Carter served them sugar cookies and coffee.

It became the sole `` subject '' of `` international law '' ( a term which, it is pertinent to remember, was coined by Bentham ), a body of legal principle which by and large was made up of what Western nations could do in the world arena.

'' The other important difference between the two Constitutions was that the President of the Confederacy held office for six ( instead of four ) years, and was limited to one term.

Bang-Jensen said you told correspondents that you had checked in advance to make sure the term ' aberrant conduct ' was not libelous.

His parents talked seriously and lengthily to their own doctor and to a specialist at the University Hospital -- Mr. McKinley was entitled to a discount for members of his family -- and it was decided it would be best for him to take the remainder of the term off, spend a lot of time in bed and, for the rest, do pretty much as he chose -- provided, of course, he chose to do nothing too exciting or too debilitating.

His teacher and his school principal were conferred with and everyone agreed that, if he kept up with a certain amount of work at home, there was little danger of his losing a term.

The term enquetes demographiques, previously used for the supplementary investigations carried out in connection with the administrative censuses, was used for the new investigations.

This term was also used by the cowboy in the sense of a human showin' fight, as one cowhand was heard to say, `` He arches his back like a mule in a hailstorm ''.

the first use of the word `` rustler '' was as a synonym for `` hustler '', becomin' an established term for any person who was active, pushin', and bustlin' in any enterprise.

Engages must be loyal to the concessionaires, and must serve until the term provided in the engagement was ended.

The September-October term jury had been charged by Fulton Superior Court Judge Durwood Pye to investigate reports of possible `` irregularities '' in the hard-fought primary which was won by Mayor-nominate Ivan Allen Jr..

When the crowd was asked whether it wanted to wait one more term to make the race, it voted no -- and there were no dissents.

Petitions asking for a jail term for Norristown attorney Julian W. Barnard will be presented to the Montgomery County Court Friday, it was disclosed Tuesday by Horace A. Davenport, counsel for the widow of the man killed last Nov. 1 by Barnard's hit-run car.

Friday afternoon the Rev. T. F. Zimmerman was reelected for his second consecutive two-year term as general superintendent of Assemblies of God.

Commenting on the earlier stage, the Notre Dame Chapter of the American Association of University Professors ( in a recent report on the question of faculty participation in administrative decision-making ) noted that the term `` teacher-employee '' ( as opposed to, e.g., `` maintenance employee '' ) was a not inapt description.

The Unitarian clergy were an exclusive club of cultivated gentlemen -- as the term was then understood in the Back Bay -- and Parker was definitely not a gentleman, either in theology or in manners.

or `` Carmine Theater, 1912 '', the only canvas with an ash can ( and foraging dog ), although Sloan was a member of the famous `` Eight '', and of the so-called `` Ash-Can School '', a term he resented.

The term was introduced into optics by Johann Heinrich Lambert in his 1760 work Photometria.

In 1846, Lincoln was elected to the U. S. House of Representatives, where he served one two-year term.

Realizing Clay was unlikely to win the presidency, Lincoln, who had pledged in 1846 to serve only one term in the House, supported General Zachary Taylor for the Whig nomination in the 1848 presidential election.