"metastring" meaning in All languages combined

See metastring on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: en-uk-metastring.ogg Forms: metastrings [plural]
Etymology: From meta- + string. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|meta|string}} meta- + string Head templates: {{en-noun}} metastring (plural metastrings)
  1. (computing, rare) A string of characters used as a placeholder for a variable data item. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Computing

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