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Metacharacter meaning

A character used to signify something other than its literal form, such as the asterisk when used as a wildcard.

Using Metacharacter

  • The main meaning on this page is: A character used to signify something other than its literal form, such as the asterisk when used as a wildcard.

Context around Metacharacter

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Sentence patterns with Metacharacter

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

be a metacharacter with its 1× causes the metacharacter to be 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

each character in 1× with this syntax 1×

Common sentence endings:

a literal character 1× its literal meaning 1×

Words around Metacharacter

Just before it in the word index:

metacentric 3 metacarpals 3 metacarpal 11 metacafe 2 metacade 3 metaboost 4

Just after it in the word index:

metacharacters 7 metacognition 4 metacognitive 2 metacompact 3 metacritic 43 metadata 145

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Metacharacter

  • In this selection, "metacharacter" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Recognizable usage signals include be a metacharacter with its and causes the metacharacter to be. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "metacharacter" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with metacharacter

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

With this syntax, a backslash causes the metacharacter to be treated as a literal character. (15 words)

Each character in a regular expression (that is, each character in the string describing its pattern) is understood to be a metacharacter (with its special meaning), or a regular character (with its literal meaning). (34 words)

Longer example sentences

Each character in a regular expression (that is, each character in the string describing its pattern) is understood to be a metacharacter (with its special meaning), or a regular character (with its literal meaning). (34 words)

With this syntax, a backslash causes the metacharacter to be treated as a literal character. (15 words)

Example sentences (2)

Each character in a regular expression (that is, each character in the string describing its pattern) is understood to be a metacharacter (with its special meaning), or a regular character (with its literal meaning).

With this syntax, a backslash causes the metacharacter to be treated as a literal character.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "metacharacter" in a sentence?
An example: "Each character in a regular expression (that is, each character in the string describing its pattern) is understood to be a metacharacter (with its special meaning), or a regular character (with its literal meaning)." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "metacharacter" from authentic English texts.
What does "metacharacter" mean?
Metacharacter means: A character used to signify something other than its literal form, such as the asterisk when used as a wildcard.
How many example sentences with "metacharacter" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "metacharacter", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.