# Backus–Naur form

> metasyntax notation for context-free grammars, developed by John Backus and Peter Naur for the ALGOL 60 report (1963); foundational to formal language specification in computer science

**Wikidata**: [Q211577](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q211577)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backus–Naur_form)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/backus-naur-form


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. Quora
3. KBpedia