Syntax error This is an error in the spelling or grammar used when coding. Missing a letter, character or forgetting to include inverted commas/speech marks are common examples of syntax errors.

But tip-of-the-tongue states and other speech errors are vexing for researchers to document and analyze—they can't be replicated easily in a lab setting.

Higher Testing Syntax, execution and logic errors Programmers often encounter logic, syntax and execution errors and use dry runs, trace tables and breakpoints to resolve errors and finalise code.