Abstract
While lexical scanning and syntactic analysis reveal the external form of the input program, semantic analysis or semantic processing determines the meanings of those forms discovered. In general, semantic analysis comprises of
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name analysis,
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type analysis, and
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general consistency analysis.
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Kiong, D.B.K. (1997). Semantic Processing. In: Compiler Technology. The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science, vol 422. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-6077-7_6
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