# shunting-yard algorithm

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A method for parsing mathematical expressions specified in infix notation.

## Etymology
By analogy to the operations in a railroad shunting yard.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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