Regex
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɹɛɡˌɛks/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Regex is a noun meaning (computing) Clipping of regular expression.
Meaning
(computing) Clipping of regular expression.
Example Sentences
To continue the history course from the previous section, Perl was one of the first general-purpose programming languages to bake regexes into its core functionality.
Word Forms
- regexes
- regexp
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include regexp, grep, subexpression, syntax, subexpressions, substring.
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