nongreedy en · ADJ
Etymology
From non- + greedy.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Not greedy.
In modern versions of Perl, you can force nongreedy, minimal matching by placing a question mark after any quantifier.
2000, Larry Wall, Tom Christiansen, Jon Orwant, Programming Perl:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| non-greedy | alternative | lexicographic |