word string
- noun
- Specialized
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cadena de palabras
- She copied the entire word string from the document for reference.
Examples
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A password is often treated as a special word string in security systems.
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The program analyzes each word string for grammatical errors.
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This word string is too long.
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Can you create a word string for me?
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In programming, we often use regular expressions to search for specific word strings within text.
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The teacher asked the students to write a word string that describes their favorite hobby.
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For the poem, I created a word string that captures the beauty of nature.
Synonyms
219
2.7
A sequence of numbers or letters in order
A group of words in speech or writing treated as one unit
A group of words written or spoken in a particular order that may not be a full sentence
How Long
499
1.0
- Specialized
- Specialized
662
2.6
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a linear sequence of words' is directly compositional from 'word' (a linguistic unit) + 'string' (a sequence), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer the MWE. This follows a common English pattern (e.g. 'string of words' / 'word string') and is cross-linguistically transparent.
Etymology
Word string may come from the picture of words put on a string like beads, where each word is a bead and the whole line is one piece. That's why it means 'a line of words treated as a single unit'.