Multiple choice

Which of the following tools is used to specify lexical analyzers for a variety of languages?

  1. Lex

  2. Yaac

  3. EQN

  4. TeX

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Explanation

Lex is a classic Unix utility designed specifically to generate lexical analyzers (scanners) from regular expression specifications. Yaac is a parser generator, while TeX and EQN are formatting tools.