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weird matching

weird matching noun: a type of matching where the newline character matches newlines but the wildcard character also does.

Noun

weird matching (uncountable)

  1. (rare, regular expressions) A type of matching where the newline character matches newlines but the wildcard character also does.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see weird, matching.
    Synonyms:
    inverse partial newline-sensitive matching

Synonyms of weird matching

  • inverse partial newline-sensitive matching

Questions about weird matching

What does weird matching mean?
Weird matching means a type of matching where the newline character matches newlines but the wildcard character also does.
What part of speech is weird matching?
Weird matching is a noun.

Words near weird matching in the dictionary

  1. weird and wonderful
  2. weird fiction
  3. weird flex but ok
  4. weird flex, but ok
  5. weird looking
  6. weird matching
  7. weird number
  8. weird numbers
  9. weird out
  10. weird sister
  11. weird sisters

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