Definitions

1. noun

A character in a formal grammar that is not a terminal symbol, used in regular expressions to match any character except a newline.

“In regular expressions, the nonterm character matches any single character except a newline, allowing the expression to match a string of any length.”

2. noun

A symbol or character in a formal grammar that represents a nonterminal symbol, often represented by an asterisk (*) or a special character.

“The nonterm symbol * in the regular expression language represents a nonterminal symbol, used to match any character except a newline.”