"metasequence" meaning in English

See metasequence in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: metasequences [plural]
Etymology: From meta- + sequence. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|meta|sequence}} meta- + sequence Head templates: {{en-noun}} metasequence (plural metasequences)
  1. (computing) A sequence of characters having a similar role to a metacharacter. Categories (topical): Computing Derived forms: metasequential

Inflected forms

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        ]
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        "(computing) A sequence of characters having a similar role to a metacharacter."
      ],
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        "computing",
        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
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        "physical-sciences",
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      ],
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