Meaning of backreference | Babel Free
Definitions
An item in a regular expression equivalent to the text matched by an earlier pattern in the expression.
Equivalents
Suomi
takaisinviittaus
Examples
“The third part of the regular expression, \1, is the backreference and tells ColdFusion to refer back to the first subexpression[…]”
“Path traversal occurs when directory backreferences are used in a path to gain access to the parent folder of a subfolder.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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