Definition
In computing and mathematics, a contiguous sequence of characters within a larger string. A portion of text that appears within another text.
Etymology
Computer science term combining 'sub-' (under, part of) with 'string' (sequence of characters). Emerged in the 1960s with the development of programming languages, where 'string' referred to sequences of text characters stored in computer memory.
Kelly Says
The concept of a substring perfectly illustrates how computer science borrows from everyday language - just as we might look for a word within a sentence, programmers search for character sequences within larger texts. This simple concept underlies everything from search engines to DNA analysis, making it one of computing's most fundamental building blocks.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
substring
sub-string
ARالعربية
substring
sub-string
BNবাংলা
উপশ্রেণী
u-pa-sh-re-nee
CACatalà
substring
sub-string
CSČeština
substring
sub-string
DADansk
substring
sub-string
DEDeutsch
Teilzeichenfolge
teil-zei-chen-foh-ge
ELΕλληνικά
substring
sub-string
ESEspañol
subcadena
sub-ka-de-na
FAفارسی
substring
sub-string
FISuomi
substring
sub-string
FRFrançais
sous-chaîne
su-zah-n
GUGU
substring
sub-string
HAHA
substring
sub-string
HEעברית
substring
sub-string
HIहिन्दी
उपशृंखला
u-pa-sh-r-n-kh-la
HUMagyar
substring
sub-string
IDBahasa Indonesia
substring
sub-string
IGIG
substring
sub-string
ITItaliano
substring
sub-string
JA日本語
サブストリング
sa-bu-su-to-ring-u
KKKK
substring
sub-string
KMKM
substring
sub-string
KO한국어
부분 문자열
bu-bun mun-ja-yeol
MRMR
substring
sub-string
MSBahasa Melayu
substring
sub-string
MYမြန်မာ
substring
sub-string
NLNederlands
substring
sub-string
NONorsk
substring
sub-string
PAPA
substring
sub-string
PLPolski
substring
sub-string
PTPortuguês
subcadeia
sub-ka-dei-a
RORomână
substring
sub-string
RUРусский
подстрока
pod-stro-ka
SVSvenska
substring
sub-string
SWKiswahili
substring
sub-string
TEతెలుగు
substring
sub-string
THไทย
substring
sub-string
TLTL
substring
sub-string
TRTürkçe
alt dize
alt-di-ze
UKУкраїнська
substring
sub-string
URاردو
substring
sub-string
VITiếng Việt
chuỗi con
chuo-i con
YOYO
substring
sub-string
ZH中文
子字符串
zi-zi-chu-xing-zi-fu
ZUZU
substring
sub-string