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string

Data type representing a finite sequence of encoded characters

Also known as character string

Instance of: abstract data type
Subclass of: sequence
, digital data
, data type

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In computer programming, a string is traditionally a sequence of characters, either as a literal constant or as some kind of variable. The latter may allow its elements to be mutated and the length changed, or it may be fixed. A string is often implemented as an array data structure of bytes that stores a sequence of elements, typically characters, using some character encoding. More general, string may also denote a sequence of data other than just characters.

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Members / parts: character
Implementation of: plain text
Has characteristic: string length
character encoding
alphabet
Said to be the same as: array data structure members / parts: character
Different from: String criterion used: descriptive page and disambiguation page have to be in different items · applies to name of subject: String
string

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