In the ____ phase, the compiler examines the individual characters in the source program and groups them into tokens.
A)semantic analysis and code generation
B)parsing
C)lexical analysis
D)code optimization

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Lexical analysis is the phase of the compiler where it reads the source code characters and groups them into meaningful sequences called tokens. This is the first phase of the compiler design where the compiler breaks down the code into valid tokens which can be further processed.

In the ____ Phase, the Compiler Examines the Individual Characters