Definition of SUBSTRING

substring

Meanings

Plural: substrings

Noun

  • a string that is part of a longer string
  • A (possibly zero-length) string of characters that is contained in another string.

Verb

  • To extract a substring from.
  • To take as a substring.

Origin / Etymology

From sub- + string.

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