Backus-Naur form

Etymology
From the names of computer science pioneers and. The notation was developed by Backus in 1959 (as ) to describe computer languages, specifically, and expanded and used by Naur in the report (the result of a January 1960 meeting). The name change to Backus-Naur form was at the suggestion of.

Noun

 * 1)  A formal notation for context-free grammars.
 * 2) * 2004, Jason H. Moore, Lance W. Hahn, Systems Biology Modeling in Human Genetics Using Petri Nets and Grammatical Evolution, Kalyanmoy Deb, et. al. (editors), Genetic and Evolutionary Computation, GECCO 2004, Proceedings, Part 1, Springer, 3102, page 396,
 * Here, a Backus-Naur Form (BNF) grammar is specified that allows a computer program or model to be constructed by a simple genetic algorithm operating on an array of bits.
 * Here, a Backus-Naur Form (BNF) grammar is specified that allows a computer program or model to be constructed by a simple genetic algorithm operating on an array of bits.

Usage notes
The plural may be used when referring to instances of the notation's use (as a form of description of specific grammars) or to specific versions (especially extensions) of the notation.

In computer science, Backus-Naur form is now superseded by, a family of metasyntax notations encompassing BNF. An EBNF standard was adopted by the (ISO) in 1996 as ISO/IEC 14977. Also in 1996, the (W3C) used an EBNF to specify XML.

Derived terms

 * ABNF, EBNF

Translations

 * Esperanto: formo de Backus-Naur
 * Icelandic: Backus-Naur-ritháttur, Backus-Naur ritháttur