character string

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character string

[′kar·ik·tər ′striŋ]

(computer science)

A sequence of characters in a computer memory or other storage device. Also known as alphabetic string.

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

character string

A group of alphanumeric characters. Contrast with numeric data. See string.

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