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backreferences

backreferences is the plural of backreference.

Meaning of backreference

Noun

backreference (plural backreferences)

  1. (regular expressions) An item in a regular expression equivalent to the text matched by an earlier pattern in the expression.
    • The third part of the regular expression, \1, is the backreference and tells ColdFusion to refer back to the first subexpression[…]2003, Rob Brooks-Bilson, Programming ColdFusion MX

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Questions about backreferences

What is backreferences the plural of?
Backreferences is the plural of backreference.

Words near backreferences in the dictionary

  1. backreads
  2. backreef
  3. backreefs
  4. backreference
  5. backreferenced
  6. backreferences
  7. backreferencing
  8. backrest
  9. backrests
  10. backridden
  11. backride

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Adapted from Wiktionary: backreferences (page history and authors); backreference (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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