"C-string" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: C-strings [plural]
Etymology: Blend of C + G-string Etymology templates: {{blend|en|C|G-string}} Blend of C + G-string Head templates: {{en-noun}} C-string (plural C-strings)
  1. A woman's scanty undergarment resembling a G-string but having a curved (C-shaped) wire that runs between the buttocks. Categories (topical): Underwear
    Sense id: en-C-string-en-noun-U9mwEs3e Disambiguation of Underwear: 85 15 Categories (other): English blends
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: C-strings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} C-string (plural C-strings)
  1. (programming) A C-style string. Categories (topical): Programming
    Sense id: en-C-string-en-noun-lb3dOn60 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 33 67 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 27 73 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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