C-string

noun

A woman's scanty undergarment resembling a G-string but having a curved (C-shaped) wire that runs between the buttocks.

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Meanings

C-string1

nounC-string (plural C-strings)

plural C-strings

  1. A woman's scanty undergarment resembling a G-string but having a curved (C-shaped) wire that runs between the buttocks.

C-string2

nounC-string (plural C-strings)

plural C-strings

  1. computingA C-style string.

    We also said that C-strings are null terminated, so the C-string "Hello" has six characters even though only five are enclosed in double quotation marks.

    2017, D. S. Malik, C++ Programming: From Problem Analysis to Program Design, Cengage Learning, →ISBN, page 556

C-string3

nounC-string (plural C-strings)

plural C-strings

  1. A string on a musical instrument tuned to the note C.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
c-style string

Origin

Blend of C + G-string.

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APA

C-string. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/C-string

MLA

“C-string.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/C-string. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “C-string,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/C-string.

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