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==== Introduction ==== | ==== Introduction ==== | ||
//Internet technical specifications often need to define a formal | //Internet technical specifications often need to define a formal | ||
- | syntax and are free to employ whatever notation their authors deem | + | [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:s:syntax|syntax]] and are free to employ whatever notation their authors deem |
useful. Over the years, a modified version of [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:b:bnf]], called Augmented BNF (ABNF), has been popular among many | useful. Over the years, a modified version of [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:b:bnf]], called Augmented BNF (ABNF), has been popular among many | ||
- | Internet specifications. It balances compactness and simplicity with | + | [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:i:internet|Internet]] specifications. It balances compactness and simplicity with |
reasonable representational power. In the early days of the Arpanet, | reasonable representational power. In the early days of the Arpanet, | ||
each specification contained its own definition of ABNF. This | each specification contained its own definition of ABNF. This |