Computer Science GCSE
Syntax Error
What Syntax Error means in Computer Science GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definitions of Syntax Error
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An error that occurs when the rules or grammar of the programming language are not followed.
An error that occurs when the rules or grammar of the programming language are broken.
Topics that use Syntax Error
- Algorithms (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- Topic 1: Computational thinking (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- Topic 6: Problem solving with programming (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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