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Compiler Construction
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Compiler Construction

by K.V.N Sunitha
June 2013
Beginner to intermediate
466 pages
10h 50m
English
Pearson India
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Chapter 2

Lexical Analyzer

This is the first phase of a compiler. The compiler spends most of its time (20–30% of compile time) in this phase because reading character by character is done only in this phase. If a lexical analyzer is implemented efficiently, the overall efficiency of the compiler improves. Lexical analyzers are used in text processing, query processing, and pattern matching tools.

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