Meanings
nounregular expression (plural regular expressions)
plural regular expressions
- computingA concise description of a regular formal language with notations for concatenation, alternation, and iteration (repetition) of subexpressions.
Synonyms & antonyms
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 正則表達式 /正则表达式, 正規表示法 /正规表示法
- 正則表達式 /正则表达式 (zhèngzé biǎodáshì)computing: a concise description of a pattern to be matched
- 正規表示法 /正规表示法 (zhèngguī biǎoshìfǎ)computing: a concise description of a pattern to be matched
- 常規表示法 /常规表示法 (chángguī biǎoshìfǎ)computing: a concise description of a pattern to be matched
Czech regulární výraz
- regulární výrazcomputing: a concise description of a pattern to be matched
Estonian regulaaravaldis
- regulaaravaldiscomputing: a concise description of a pattern to be matched
Finnish säännöllinen lauseke
- säännöllinen lausekecomputing: a concise description of a pattern to be matched
French expression rationnelle, expression régulière
- expression rationnellecomputing: a concise description of a pattern to be matched
- expression régulièrecomputing: a concise description of a pattern to be matched
German regulärer Ausdruck, RegExp
- regulärer Ausdruckcomputing: a concise description of a pattern to be matched
- RegExpcomputing: a concise description of a pattern to be matched
- Regexcomputing: a concise description of a pattern to be matched
Greek κανονική έκφραση
- κανονική έκφραση (kanonikí ékfrasi)computing: a concise description of a pattern to be matched
Hungarian reguláris kifejezés
- reguláris kifejezéscomputing: a concise description of a pattern to be matched
Icelandic regluleg segð
- regluleg segðcomputing: a concise description of a pattern to be matched
Italian espressione regolare
- espressione regolarecomputing: a concise description of a pattern to be matched
Japanese 正規表現
- 正規表現 (sēkihyōgen)computing: a concise description of a pattern to be matched
Persian عبارت باقاعده
- عبارت باقاعده ('ebârat-e bâqâ'ede)computing: a concise description of a pattern to be matched
Polish wyrażenie regularne
- wyrażenie regularnecomputing: a concise description of a pattern to be matched
Portuguese expressão regular
- expressão regularcomputing: a concise description of a pattern to be matched
Russian регуля́рное выраже́ние, регэ́ксп
- регуля́рное выраже́ние (reguljárnoje vyražénije)computing: a concise description of a pattern to be matched
- регэ́ксп (rɛgɛ́ksp)computing: a concise description of a pattern to be matched
- реге́кс (rɛgɛ́ks)computing: a concise description of a pattern to be matched
Spanish expresión regular
- expresión regularcomputing: a concise description of a pattern to be matched
Swedish reguljärt uttryck
- reguljärt uttryckcomputing: a concise description of a pattern to be matched
Thai นิพจน์ปรกติ, นิพจน์ปกติ
- นิพจน์ปรกติcomputing: a concise description of a pattern to be matched
- นิพจน์ปกติcomputing: a concise description of a pattern to be matched
Turkish düzenli ifade
- düzenli ifadecomputing: a concise description of a pattern to be matched
Ukrainian регуля́рний ви́раз
- регуля́рний ви́раз (rehuljárnyj výraz)computing: a concise description of a pattern to be matched
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APA
regular expression. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/regular%20expression
MLA
“regular expression.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/regular%20expression. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “regular expression,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/regular%20expression.
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