Etymology

metastring

M3E1T1A1S1T1R1I1N1G2

Today it means: A string of characters used as a placeholder for a variable data item. Full definition →

English string ← Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-)
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  1. Ancient Greekμετᾰ́ (metắ)
  2. Ancient Greekμετᾰ- (metă-)
  3. Englishmeta-
  4. Englishstring
  5. English todaymetastring

From meta- + string.

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