For compactness, derivatives may be indicated by adding indices after a comma or semicolon. Alternatively, enter an "ampersand", followed by a "number sign", a "number" and a "semicolon". The semicolon, as instruction separator, is optional. Conjunctive adverbs are preceded by a semicolon or a period (full stop). A sentence is terminated with a semicolon. The semicolon codice 205 terminates the statement. Many languages use the semicolon as a statement terminator. Note that the semicolon and colon are accessed by using the key. Each SVF statement is terminated by a semicolon. Nevertheless, the debate ended in favor of semicolon as terminator. Each instruction is separated from another one by the semicolon. They are made of simple commands separated by a semicolon character (codice 16). The linking semicolon ";", and connective "BUT" are considered to be expressions of "AND". Multiple possibilities for the same stage are shown separated by a semicolon. The presence of an extra semicolon was not permitted in early versions of Pascal.