submatch

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noun

A match forming part of a larger match, for example in a text string being searched.

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Meanings

nounsubmatch (plural submatches)

plural submatches

  1. computingA match forming part of a larger match, for example in a text string being searched.

    As you examine a specific candidate String, the Matcher can keep track of submatches for that expression.

    2008, Mehran Habibi, Java Regular Expressions: Taming the java.util.regex Engine, page 71

Origin

From sub- + match.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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