Category: Disambiguation More traditional systems for analysing language divided linguistic expressions into two classes: literal and figurative. ... Literal translation refers to the result of translating text from one language to another; translating each word independently as opposed to translating the entire phrase. ... A terminal symbol, in BNF jargon, is a symbol that represents a constant value. ... In computing, a regular expression (abbreviated as regexp or regex, with plural forms regexps, regexes, or regexen) is a string that describes or matches a set of strings, according to certain syntax rules. ... In computer science and linguistics, a formal grammar, or sometimes simply grammar, is a precise description of a formal language — that is, of a set of strings. ... In mathematical logic, a literal is an atomic formula (atom) or its negation. ... An expression in the very basic sense is the noun form of the verb express. ... It has been suggested that value (programming) be merged into this article or section. ... A string literal is the representation of a string value within the source code of a computer program. ... In computer science and information theory, data compression or source coding is the process of encoding information using fewer bits (or other information-bearing units) than an unencoded representation would use through use of specific encoding schemes. ... In comparative religion, fundamentalism has come to refer to several different understandings of religious thought and practice, through literal interpretation of religious texts such as the Bible or the Quran and sometimes also anti-modernist movements in various religions. ... Image File history File links Disambig_gray. ...