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regular expression

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A concise description of a regular formal language with notations for concatenation, alternation, and iteration (repetition) of subexpressions.
  2. Any pattern for text matching or searching, frequently offering more or less functionality than a theoretical regular expression.
    broadly

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CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

regular folks regular function regular graph regular grid regular guy regular hexahedron

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