1. Scope

1

This International Standard specifies the form and establishes the interpretation of programs written in the C programming language.[1] It specifies

  • the representation of C programs;

  • the syntax and constraints of the C language;

  • the semantic rules for interpreting C programs;

  • the representation of input data to be processed by C programs;

  • the representation of output data produced by C programs;

  • the restrictions and limits imposed by a conforming implementation of C.

2

This International Standard does not specify

  • the mechanism by which C programs are transformed for use by a data-processing system;

  • the mechanism by which C programs are invoked for use by a data-processing system;

  • the mechanism by which input data are transformed for use by a C program;

  • the mechanism by which output data are transformed after being produced by a C program;

  • the size or complexity of a program and its data that will exceed the capacity of any specific data-processing system or the capacity of a particular processor;

  • all minimal requirements of a data-processing system that is capable of supporting a conforming implementation.

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