Meanings
nounpattern matching (uncountable)
- uncountablecomputerThe act of checking some sequence of tokens for the presence of the constituents of a pattern.
Translations
Arabic مُطَابَقَة أَنْمَاط
- مُطَابَقَة أَنْمَاطcomputer science: act of checking tokens for patterns
Finnish hahmonsovitus
- hahmonsovituscomputer science: act of checking tokens for patterns
French filtrage par motif
- filtrage par motifcomputer science: act of checking tokens for patterns
Greek αντιπαραβολή προτύπων
- αντιπαραβολή προτύπων (antiparavolí protýpon)computer science: act of checking tokens for patterns
Icelandic mynsturmátun
- mynsturmátuncomputer science: act of checking tokens for patterns
Cite this entry
APA
pattern matching. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pattern%20matching
MLA
“pattern matching.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pattern%20matching. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pattern matching,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pattern%20matching.
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