metastring

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noun

A string of characters used as a placeholder for a variable data item.

“The $D metastring expands to the current date and time.”

OriginEnglish string ← Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-) →
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Meanings

nounmetastring (plural metastrings)

plural metastrings

  1. rarecomputingA string of characters used as a placeholder for a variable data item.

    The $D metastring expands to the current date and time.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμετᾰ́ (metắ)
  2. Ancient Greekμετᾰ- (metă-)
  3. Englishmeta-
  4. Englishstring
  5. Englishmetastring

From meta- + string.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

smattering
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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