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Metacharacters is an English word. Below you'll find 6 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Metacharacters in a sentence

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Metacharacters | Metacharacter

Metacharacters meaning

plural of metacharacter

Using Metacharacters

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of metacharacter
  • In the example corpus, metacharacters often appears in combinations such as: of metacharacters, metacharacters and.

Context around Metacharacters

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 17 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

become 1× fewer 1×

Sentence patterns with Metacharacters

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

by the metacharacters 1× having fewer metacharacters and a 1× other metacharacters are known 1× removal of metacharacters and filtering 1× that become metacharacters when escaped 1× using as metacharacters 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

manipulations could include 1× other metacharacters are 1× pattern matches can 1× the simplest atom 1× the usual characters 1× wildcards could also 1×

Common sentence endings:

by the metacharacters 1× escaped are dsw 1× non alphanumeric strings 1× on context alone 1× simple language base 1× using as metacharacters 1×

Words around Metacharacters

Just before it in the word index:

metacharacter 2 metacentric 3 metacarpals 3 metacarpal 11 metacafe 2 metacade 3

Just after it in the word index:

metacognition 4 metacognitive 2 metacompact 3 metacritic 43 metadata 145 metadium 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaba 10 aafc 10 aaib 10 aalbers 10 abbate 10 abbesses 10

Corpus analysis for Metacharacters

  • In this selection, "metacharacters" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 17 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, become and fewer stand out and add context to how "metacharacters" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include by the metacharacters and having fewer metacharacters and a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "metacharacters" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with metacharacters

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

The usual characters that become metacharacters when escaped are dsw. (10 words)

Other metacharacters are known to be literal or symbolic based on context alone. (13 words)

Pattern-matches can vary from a precise equality to a very general similarity (controlled by the metacharacters). (17 words)

Longer example sentences

Wildcards could also achieve this, but are more limited in what they can pattern (having fewer metacharacters and a simple language-base). (22 words)

The simplest atom is a literal, but grouping parts of the pattern to match an atom will require using ( ) as metacharacters. (21 words)

Manipulations could include conversion to upper or lower case, removal of metacharacters and filtering out of non- alphanumeric strings. (19 words)

Example sentences (6)

Manipulations could include conversion to upper or lower case, removal of metacharacters and filtering out of non- alphanumeric strings.

Other metacharacters are known to be literal or symbolic based on context alone.

Pattern-matches can vary from a precise equality to a very general similarity (controlled by the metacharacters).

The simplest atom is a literal, but grouping parts of the pattern to match an atom will require using ( ) as metacharacters.

The usual characters that become metacharacters when escaped are dsw.

Wildcards could also achieve this, but are more limited in what they can pattern (having fewer metacharacters and a simple language-base).

Common combinations with metacharacters

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "metacharacters" in a sentence?
An example: "Manipulations could include conversion to upper or lower case, removal of metacharacters and filtering out of non- alphanumeric strings." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "metacharacters" from authentic English texts.
What does "metacharacters" mean?
Metacharacters means: plural of metacharacter
How many example sentences with "metacharacters" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "metacharacters", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.