See C-style string on Wiktionary
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"text": "Coordinate term: Pascal string"
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"A string which uses a null value to mark its own end."
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"(programming) A string which uses a null value to mark its own end."
],
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"word": "C-style comment"
}
],
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"word": "C-string"
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"word": "null-terminated string"
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"(programming) A string which uses a null value to mark its own end."
],
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