META Keywords

META has a number of keywords that are reserved for special purposes and cannot be used as identifiers. Each keyword starts with a . and is followed by a sequence of letters, digits, or underscores.

The following table lists all keywords in META:

KeywordDescription
.SYNTAXDeclares a new syntax definition. It is followed by an identifier defining the entry point of your grammar, this is usually either PROGRAM or MAIN, learn more here
.DATADeclares a data section used for defining read-only data