Railroad diagrams

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf mermaid
gptkbp:alternativeTo gptkb:Backus-Naur_Form
syntax diagrams
gptkbp:clarity complex syntax
gptkbp:depicts grammar rules
gptkbp:feature arrows
boxes and circles
lines and symbols
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Railroad diagrams
gptkbp:introducedIn 1960s
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:Ken_Thompson
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:railway_line
gptkbp:popularFor language documentation
gptkbp:represents regular expressions
context-free grammars
gptkbp:supportedBy online generators
diagramming tools
gptkbp:usedFor representing formal grammars
visualizing syntax
gptkbp:usedIn computer science
manual
compiler design
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:EBNF
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7