Language construct

A language construct is a syntactically allowable part of a program that may be formed from one or more lexical tokens in accordance with the rules of a programming language. In simpler terms, it is the syntax/way a programming language is written.

The term "language construct" is often used as a synonym for control structure, and should not be confused with a function.

In PHP print is a language construct. [1]

is the same as:

In Java a class is written in this format:

In C++ a class is written in this format:

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