CEFR B2

substring

noun

Meaning

substring means (computing) A (possibly zero-length) string of characters that is contained in another string. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses substring to mean (computing) A (possibly zero-length) string of characters that is contained in....
The teacher asked students to find substring in the reading.

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substring (B2)

noun

Definition

Examples

The article uses substring to mean (computing) A (possibly zero-length) string of characters that is contained in....
The teacher asked students to find substring in the reading.
Check the words around substring to choose the right meaning.

How to Use substring

a/the substring (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a substring."
substring in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked substring in context before translating it."

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