Tokenization, Lexical Analysis, BNF, Context Free Grammar [closed]

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I just want to ask if Tokenization is the same as Lexical analysis and if Backus Naur Form is the same as Context Free Grammar? I need to define and explain all four and give examples but It seems some websites treat some as one.

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Tokenization and lexical analysis are synonyms. Backus-Naur form is a language or notation for describing context-free grammars; thus, it is not correct to say that Backus-Naur form is a context-free grammar.

Edit: Corrected my statement after @Gunther's comment below.