"string substitution" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: string substitutions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} string substitution (plural string substitutions)
  1. (programming) The semantics-free search and replacement of one sequence of text characters with another.
    Sense id: en-string_substitution-en-noun-KUss8YVG Categories (other): Programming Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences
  2. (computational linguistics) A mapping of letters to sets of strings, which creates a closed operation for regular and context-free languages.
    Sense id: en-string_substitution-en-noun-fufCM~T2 Categories (other): Computational linguistics, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 71 Topics: computational, computing, engineering, human-sciences, linguistics, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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