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Form of text that defines C code

C syntax is the form that text must have in order to be C programming language code. The language syntax rules are designed to allow for code that is terse, has a close relationship with the resulting object code, and yet provides relatively high-level data abstraction. C was the first widely successful high-level language for portable operating-system development. C syntax makes use of the maximal munch principle. As a free-form language, C code can be formatted different ways without affecting its syntactic nature. C syntax influenced the syntax of succeeding languages, including C++, Java, and C#. Wikipedia →

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  1. High level structure
  2. Reserved keywords
  3. Comments
  4. Identifiers
  5. Evaluation order
  6. Code inclusion
  7. Type system
  8. Operators
  9. Control flow
  10. Functions
  11. Attributes
  12. Dynamic memory

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