===== ECMA: Standard ECMA-334 - C# Language Specification =====
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<caption>Data sheet for C# Language Specification</caption>
| Title                      | C# Language Specification  |
| Acronym                    | C# |
| Version                    | 5 |
| Series                     | Stansards   |
| Document Number            | ECMA-334  |
| Release Date               | December 2017    |
| About Specification        | [[https://www.ecma-international.org/publications/standards/Ecma-334.htm]]
| Download                   | [[https://www.ecma-international.org/publications/files/ECMA-ST/ECMA-334.pdf]] |
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  : **Note**: The following is an excerpt from the official ECMA description. It is provided here as a convenience and is not authoritative. Refer to the original document as the authoritative reference.

==== Overview ====
  : //This specification describes the form and establishes the interpretation of programs written in the C# programming language. It describes://

    * //The representation of C# programs;//
    * //The [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:s:syntax|syntax]] and constraints of the C# language;//
    * //The semantic rules for interpreting C# programs;//
    * //The restrictions and limits imposed by a conforming implementation of C#.//

  : //This specification does not describe://

    * //The mechanism by which C# programs are transformed for use by a data-processing system;//
    * //The mechanism by which C# [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:a:application|applications]] are invoked for use by a data-processing system;//
    * //The mechanism by which input data are transformed for use by a C# application;//
    * //The mechanism by which output data are transformed after being produced by a C# application;//
    * //The size or complexity of a program and its data that will exceed the capacity of any specific data-processing system or the capacity of a particular [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:p:processor|processor]];//

  : //All minimal requirements of a data-processing system that is capable of supporting a conforming implementation.//
  
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