Agilent Technologies 8560 E-Series, Quick Reference Manual

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Notation Conv entions
BOLD TYPE All c haracters app earing in b old t yp e are k ey w ords and m ust
app ear exactly as sho wn.
CAPIT AL
LETTERS
All c haracters that are capital letters are secondary k ey
w ords and app ear within the k ey w ord syn tax. They m ust
app ear exactly as sho wn; their meanings can b e found under
\Secondary Key W ord Summary ."
< > Characters in angular brac k ets are considered elemen ts of the
language b eing dened. Their meanings can b e found under
\Syn tax Con v en tions," unless otherwise sp ecied with the k ey
w ord denition.
[ ] Square brac k ets indicate that whatev er o ccurs within the
brac k ets is optional.
j \Or" indicates a c hoice of exactly one elemen t from a list (for
example, <a >j <b> indicates <a > or <b> but not b oth).
( ) P aren theses are used to clarify whic h elemen ts to c ho ose from.
Underscore indicates a space m ust b e placed at that lo cation
(for example, A <a > indicates there m ust b e a space b et w een
the k ey w ord, A, and the elemen t, <a >).
::= \Is dened as." F or example, <a >::= <b>< c> indicates that
<a > can b e replaced b y the series of elemen ts <b>< c> in an y
statement where <a > o ccurs.
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