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submatches

submatches is the plural of submatch.

Meaning of submatch

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

Questions about submatches

What is submatches the plural of?
Submatches is the plural of submatch.

Words near submatches in the dictionary

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

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