Metastring
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Metastring is a noun meaning (computing, rare) A string of characters used as a placeholder for a variable data item.
Meaning
(computing, rare) A string of characters used as a placeholder for a variable data item.
Example Sentences
The $D metastring expands to the current date and time.
Word Forms
- metastrings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include metadatum, meta, ministring, megacharacter, metamethod, meta-model.
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