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An abstract machine theory for formal language parsers

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Benson, D.B. (1975). An abstract machine theory for formal language parsers. In: Manes, E.G. (eds) Category Theory Applied to Computation and Control. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 25. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-07142-3_68

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