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metastring

metastring noun: a string of characters used as a placeholder for a variable data item.

Noun

metastring (plural metastrings)

  1. (rare) A string of characters used as a placeholder for a variable data item.
    • The $D metastring expands to the current date and time.

Forms of metastring

pluralmetastrings

Origin of metastring

From meta- + string.

Questions about metastring

What does metastring mean?
Metastring means a string of characters used as a placeholder for a variable data item.
What part of speech is metastring?
Metastring is a noun.
What is the plural of metastring?
The plural of metastring is metastrings.

Words near metastring in the dictionary

  1. metastrategic
  2. metastrategies
  3. metastrategy
  4. metastriate
  5. metastriates
  6. metastring
  7. metastrings
  8. metastrongylid
  9. metastrongylids
  10. metastrongyloid
  11. metastrongyloids

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