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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(computing) A character used to signify something other than its literal form, such as the asterisk when used as a wildcard..
This chapter moves on to look at several regular expression metacharacters and modifiers. Metacharacters can be combined with literal characters and quantifiers, which were discussed in Chapter 3, to create more complex regular expression patterns.
You can't enter invisible characters—such as tab characters, line-end characters, or carriage returns—in the Find What or Change To fields. To get around this, you enter codes—known as “metacharacters”—representing those characters.
Use metacharacter when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Metacharacter means (computing) A character used to signify something other than its literal form, such as the asterisk when used as a wildcard..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
This chapter moves on to look at several regular expression metacharacters and modifiers. Metacharacters can be combined with literal characters and quantifiers, which were discussed in Chapter 3, to create more complex regular expression patterns.
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