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hanuman_2000  +  169394 Tue, 13 Dec 05 08:14 AM

Hello,

1.Oracle checks the statement for syntactic and semantic validity .

What is meaning of the words written in bold? Could you provide me a sentence and explain the meaning in term  of English language?

 

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Danyoo  +  169414 Tue, 13 Dec 05 09:13 AM
From Cambridge...hope it helps.

syntax
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noun
the grammatical arrangement of words in a sentence

syntactic   Show phonetics
adjective SPECIALIZED

syntactically   Show phonetics
adverb SPECIALIZED

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semantic
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adjective
connected with the meanings of words

semantically   Show phonetics
adverb

semantics   Show phonetics
noun
the study of meanings in a language:
Syntax describes the rules by which words can be combined into sentences, while semantics describes what they mean.
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rishonly  +  169618 Wed, 14 Dec 05 01:17 AM

Hi Hanuman_2000,

Let me give a try to answer your question, although I am not a tech. guy. It is common that the actual meaning of a word would be used differently in a programming language. Since your statement relates to Oracle, let me give an example using Oracle SQL statements.

Syntax:

The common meaning of the word ‘syntax’ is ’sentence structure' or 'language rules’; however, in a programming language, the word 'syntax' means rules or patterns used to form a statement or key word.

For example,

If we write a statement like ‘JELECT * from Employee’, the oracle system would say there is a syntax error with 'JELECT' because the correct syntax or pattern is 'SELECT'

Semantics:

The common meaning of the word 'Semantics' is 'meaning’; nonetheless, when used in a programming language, especially in Oracle, the 'semantic check' can mean several things:

(1) Verify the validity of the objects being referred in a statement

(2) Verify the access rights and permissions..etc.

For example,

When we execute a SQL statement--SELECT * from Employee-, the Oracle system would do a semantic check to see if the table Employee is really present in database.

I hope this will give you some idea about syntax and semantics.

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hanuman_2000  +  169671 Wed, 14 Dec 05 04:45 AM

Hello Krish,

You said, " I am not a tech. guy." 

But it  seems that you  have better understanding of programming language the I.

Your explanation is really  wonderful.

 

rishonly  +  169689 Wed, 14 Dec 05 05:39 AM
Thanks.
Anonymous, 3 yr 331 days ago
 Rishonly wrote:

Hi Hanuman_2000,

Let me give a try to answer your question, although I am not a tech. guy. It is common that the actual meaning of a word would be used differently in a programming language. Since your statement relates to Oracle, let me give an example using Oracle SQL statements.

Syntax:

The common meaning of the word ‘syntax’ is ’sentence structure' or 'language rules’; however, in a programming language, the word 'syntax' means rules or patterns used to form a statement or key word.

For example,

If we write a statement like ‘JELECT * from Employee’, the oracle system would say there is a syntax error with 'JELECT' because the correct syntax or pattern is 'SELECT'

Semantics:

The common meaning of the word 'Semantics' is 'meaning’; nonetheless, when used in a programming language, especially in Oracle, the 'semantic check' can mean several things:

(1) Verify the validity of the objects being referred in a statement

(2) Verify the access rights and permissions..etc.

For example,

When we execute a SQL statement--SELECT * from Employee-, the Oracle system would do a semantic check to see if the table Employee is really present in database.

I hope this will give you some idea about syntax and semantics.

rishonly  +  175733 Wed, 28 Dec 05 08:40 PM

Hello Anon,

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