"stringify" meaning in English

See stringify in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈstɹɪŋɪfaɪ/ Audio: en-uk-stringify.ogg [UK] Forms: stringifies [present, singular, third-person], stringifying [participle, present], stringified [participle, past], stringified [past]
Etymology: string + -ify Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|string|ify}} string + -ify Head templates: {{en-verb}} stringify (third-person singular simple present stringifies, present participle stringifying, simple past and past participle stringified)
  1. (transitive, programming) To convert to a textual representation. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Programming Synonyms: serialize Related terms: stringification, stringize, stringly-typed

Inflected forms

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