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c-style string

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.28 in modern English

Syllables
c-style string
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A string which uses a null value to mark its own end.

Etymology

After the C programming language, which uses this type of string by default.

Inflected Forms

C-style strings (plural)

Phrases

C-style comment

Frequently Paired Words

C-style comment Pascal string

Synonyms

C-string null-terminated string

Questions

What does c-style string mean?
A string which uses a null value to mark its own end.
Where does c-style string come from?
After the C programming language, which uses this type of string by default.

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