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submatch

submatch noun: a match forming part of a larger match, for example in a text string being searched.

Noun

submatch (plural submatches)

  1. A match forming part of a larger match, for example in a text string being searched.
    • As you examine a specific candidate String, the Matcher can keep track of submatches for that expression.2008, Mehran Habibi, Java Regular Expressions: Taming the java.util.regex Engine, page 71

Forms of submatch

pluralsubmatches

Origin of submatch

From sub- + match.

Questions about submatch

What does submatch mean?
Submatch means a match forming part of a larger match, for example in a text string being searched.
What part of speech is submatch?
Submatch is a noun.
What is the plural of submatch?
The plural of submatch is submatches.

Words near submatch in the dictionary

  1. submass
  2. submasses
  3. submassive
  4. submaster
  5. submasters
  6. submatch
  7. submatches
  8. submatrices
  9. submatrix
  10. submatrixes
  11. submature

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