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1.4.1 Notational Conventions

The following notational conventions are used throughout this document.

• Font Key  
• Modified BNF Syntax  
• Splicing in Modified BNF Syntax  
• Indirection in Modified BNF Syntax  
• Additional Uses for Indirect Definitions in Modified BNF Syntax  
• Special Symbols  
• Objects with Multiple Notations  
• Case in Symbols  
• Numbers (Objects with Multiple Notations)  
• Use of the Dot Character  
• NIL  
• Designators  
• Nonsense Words