In formal language theory, particularly in the context of grammars used to define programming languages and other structured languages, symbols are categorized into two main types: **terminal symbols** and **nonterminal symbols**. ### Terminal Symbols - **Definition**: Terminal symbols are the basic symbols from which strings are formed. They are the actual characters or tokens that appear in the strings of the language. Once generated, they do not get replaced or rewritten.
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