C-style string

noun

A string which uses a null value to mark its own end.

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C-stringnull-terminated string
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Meanings

nounC-style string (plural C-style strings)

plural C-style strings

  1. computingA string which uses a null value to mark its own end.

    Synonyms: C-string, null-terminated string

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA string which uses a null value to mark its own end.

Similar
C-stringnull-terminated string

Origin

After the C programming language, which uses this type of string by default.

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