syntax error

NOUN
12 LETTERS · STARTS WITH S

syntax error is a valid 12-letter word worth 21 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1Y4N1T1A1X8E1R1R1O1R1
1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 8 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =21 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 42TRIPLE WORD → 63
MEANING

What does syntax error mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

An error of language resulting from code that does not conform to the syntax of the programming language.

“syntax errors can be recognized at compilation time”

“a common syntax error is to omit a parenthesis”