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A concise description of a regular formal language with notations for concatenation, alternation, and iteration (repetition) of subexpressions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, computing-theory, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Any pattern for text matching or searching, frequently offering more or less functionality than a theoretical regular expression.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
26 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
正則表達式 /正则表达式
(zhèngzé biǎodáshì)
— computing: a concise description of a pattern to be matched
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Chinese Mandarin:
正規表示法 /正规表示法
(zhèngguī biǎoshìfǎ)
— computing: a concise description of a pattern to be matched
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Chinese Mandarin:
常規表示法 /常规表示法
(chángguī biǎoshìfǎ)
— computing: a concise description of a pattern to be matched
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Czech:
regulární výraz
— computing: a concise description of a pattern to be matched
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Finnish:
säännöllinen lauseke
— computing: a concise description of a pattern to be matched
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French:
expression rationnelle
— computing: a concise description of a pattern to be matched
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French:
expression régulière
— computing: a concise description of a pattern to be matched
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German:
regulärer Ausdruck
— computing: a concise description of a pattern to be matched
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German:
RegExp
— computing: a concise description of a pattern to be matched
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German:
Regex
— computing: a concise description of a pattern to be matched
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Greek:
κανονική έκφραση
(kanonikí ékfrasi)
— computing: a concise description of a pattern to be matched
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Hungarian:
reguláris kifejezés
— computing: a concise description of a pattern to be matched
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Icelandic:
regluleg segð
— computing: a concise description of a pattern to be matched
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Italian:
espressione regolare
— computing: a concise description of a pattern to be matched
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Japanese:
正規表現
(sēkihyōgen)
— computing: a concise description of a pattern to be matched
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Persian:
عبارت باقاعده
('ebârat-e bâqâ'ede)
— computing: a concise description of a pattern to be matched
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Polish:
wyrażenie regularne
— computing: a concise description of a pattern to be matched
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Portuguese:
expressão regular
— computing: a concise description of a pattern to be matched
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Russian:
регуля́рное выраже́ние
(reguljárnoje vyražénije)
— computing: a concise description of a pattern to be matched
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Russian:
регэ́ксп
(rɛgɛ́ksp)
— computing: a concise description of a pattern to be matched
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Russian:
реге́кс
(rɛgɛ́ks)
— computing: a concise description of a pattern to be matched
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Spanish:
expresión regular
— computing: a concise description of a pattern to be matched
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Swedish:
reguljärt uttryck
— computing: a concise description of a pattern to be matched
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Thai:
นิพจน์ปรกติ
— computing: a concise description of a pattern to be matched
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Thai:
นิพจน์ปกติ
— computing: a concise description of a pattern to be matched
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Turkish:
düzenli ifade
— computing: a concise description of a pattern to be matched