# Formal Grammar/Semantics

> The requirement that a domain language have a defined grammar and semantics rather than an ad-hoc syntax.

Record: `lex:formal-grammar-semantics`
Kind: constraint
Layer: [Declarative Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/declarative-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-formal-grammar-semantics

## category

- [Metaprogramming / Language-Oriented Architecture](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/metaprogramming-language-oriented-architecture.md)

## referenced-by

- [Domain-Specific Language (DSL)](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/domain-specific-language.md)