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negative lookaround

negative lookaround noun: the analysis of the characters' absence before the regular expression is matched.

Noun

negative lookaround (countable and uncountable, plural negative lookarounds)

  1. (regular expressions) The analysis of the characters' absence before the regular expression is matched.

Forms of negative lookaround

pluralnegative lookarounds

Origin of negative lookaround

From negative + lookaround.

Questions about negative lookaround

What does negative lookaround mean?
Negative lookaround means the analysis of the characters' absence before the regular expression is matched.
What part of speech is negative lookaround?
Negative lookaround is a noun.
What is the plural of negative lookaround?
The plural of negative lookaround is negative lookarounds.

Words near negative lookaround in the dictionary

  1. negative indexing
  2. negative interest
  3. negative logic
  4. negative lookahead
  5. negative lookaheads
  6. negative lookaround
  7. negative lookbehind
  8. negative lookbehinds
  9. negative nancies
  10. negative nancy
  11. negative nancys

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