Editing C syntax (section)

{{Short description|Set of rules defining correctly structured programs}}
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[[File:C Hello World Program.png|thumb|300px|A snippet of [[C (programming language)|C]] code which prints "Hello, World!"]]

The '''[[Syntax (programming languages)|syntax]] of the [[C (programming language)|C programming language]]''' is the set of rules governing writing of software in C. It is designed to allow for programs that are extremely terse, have a close relationship with the resulting [[object code]], and yet provide relatively high-level [[data abstraction]]. C was the first widely successful high-level language for portable [[operating system|operating-system]] development.

C [[Syntax (programming languages)|syntax]] makes use of the [[maximal munch]] principle.