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TeachMeFinance.com - explain syntax syntax The term 'syntax ' as it applies to the area of Medicare in the United States can be defined as ' The rules and conventions that one needs to know or follow in order to validly record information, or interpret previously recorded information, for a specific purpose. Thus, a syntax is a grammar. Such rules and conventions may be either explicit or implicit. In X12 transactions, the data-element separators, the sub-element separators, the segment terminators, the segment identifiers, the loops, the loop identifiers (when present), the repetition factors, etc., are all aspects of the X12 syntax. When explicit, such syntactical elements tend to be the structural, or format-related, data elements that are not required when a direct data '. The term 'syntax ' as it applies to the area of general science can be defined as 'the study of sentence structure'. Previous 5 Terms: Synoptic Scale Synoptic Track synoptic view Synoptic Weather SYNS Next 5 Terms: Synteny synthesize synthetic aperture radar (SAR) Synthetic earthquake Synthetic natural gas (SNG) About the author Mark McCracken Author: Mark McCracken is a corporate trainer and author living in Higashi Osaka, Japan. He is the author of thousands of online articles as well as the Business English textbook, "25 Business Skills in English". Copyright © 2005-2011 by Mark McCracken, All Rights Reserved. TeachMeFinance.com is an informational website, and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical, legal or financial advice. Information presented at TeachMeFinance.com is provided on an "AS-IS" basis. Please read the disclaimer for details.