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subexpression en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English expression English subexpression From sub- + expression.

Meanings

1. An expression that is a part of a larger expression.
   • Something to note that's shared between all subexpressions (as well as scriptblocks) is that the end of a line does not terminate the subexpression. 2020 February 24, “Handling PowerShell's Versatile Subexpressions”, in Clear-Script:
   • The third part of the regular expression, \1, is the backreference and tells ColdFusion to refer back to the first subexpression[…] 2003, Rob Brooks-Bilson, Programming ColdFusion MX:

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Holonyms

expression

Translations (3)

it sottoespressione (expression that is a part of a larger one) · ru подвыраже́ние (expression that is a part of a larger one) · cs podvýraz (expression that is a part of a larger one)