syntactic sugar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Additions to the syntax of a programming language that make code easier for humans to read or write, but that do not change the functionality or expressiveness of the language.

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syntactic sugar

Attributed to British computer scientist Peter Landin.

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