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syntax highlighting

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Highlighting of source code with color, boldfacing, etc. to indicate its syntactic structure.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 代碼高亮 /代码高亮 (dàimǎ gāoliàng) — highlighting of source code
  • Chinese Mandarin: 語法高亮 /语法高亮 (yǔfǎ gāoliàng) — highlighting of source code
  • Chinese Mandarin: 語法突顯 /语法突显 — highlighting of source code
  • Chinese Mandarin: 代碼語法高亮 /代码语法高亮 — highlighting of source code
  • Chinese Mandarin: 語法高亮顯示 /语法高亮显示 — highlighting of source code
  • Finnish: syntaksin korostus — highlighting of source code
  • Finnish: syntaksikorostus — highlighting of source code
  • Finnish: koodin korostus — highlighting of source code
  • French: coloration syntaxique — highlighting of source code
  • German: Sytax-Highlighting — highlighting of source code
  • German: Syntaxhervorhebung — highlighting of source code