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String

Meaning in software engineering, with examples

/strɪŋ/nounCore term

In software engineering, string means: A piece of text in a program, such as a name, a message or a password, stored as a sequence of characters and usually written inside quotes.

In Turkish: karakter dizisi, metin, dize

How it is used

One of the most common data types in every language. Developers say 'pass a string', 'convert a number to a string' or 'an empty string'. In code the type is written str, String or string, depending on the language.

Example sentences

  1. The API returns the date as a string, so we need to parse it first.

  2. Check for an empty string before you save the username.

Common collocations

  • empty string
  • convert to a string
  • string value
  • string concatenation
  • variableA name in a program that stores a value, such as a number, text or list, so that the code can use or change that value later.
  • booleanA data type that has only two possible values, true or false, used for yes-or-no decisions such as whether a user is logged in.
  • arrayAn ordered collection of items stored one after another, where each item can be reached by its position number, called an index.
  • JSONShort for JavaScript Object Notation: a simple text format for data, made of key-value pairs and lists, used by most web APIs.

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