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negative lookbehind

negative lookbehind noun: the analysis of the preceding characters absence before the regular expression is matched (symbol: ?<!).

Noun

negative lookbehind (countable and uncountable, plural negative lookbehinds)

  1. (regular expressions) The analysis of the preceding characters absence before the regular expression is matched (symbol: ?<!).

Forms of negative lookbehind

pluralnegative lookbehinds

Origin of negative lookbehind

From negative + lookbehind.

Questions about negative lookbehind

What does negative lookbehind mean?
Negative lookbehind means the analysis of the preceding characters absence before the regular expression is matched (symbol: ?<!).
What part of speech is negative lookbehind?
Negative lookbehind is a noun.
What is the plural of negative lookbehind?
The plural of negative lookbehind is negative lookbehinds.

Words near negative lookbehind in the dictionary

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

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