empty string in English

Forms: empty strings [plural] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From empty (“containing no elements”) + string (“ordered sequence of text characters”). Etymology templates: {{com|en|empty|string|t1=containing no elements|t2=ordered sequence of text characters}} empty (“containing no elements”) + string (“ordered sequence of text characters”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} empty string (plural empty strings)

Inflected forms

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"empty string" meaning in English

Noun

Inflected forms