Subexpression

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An expression that is a part of a larger expression.

    "The third part of the regular expression, \1, is the backreference and tells ColdFusion to refer back to the first subexpression[…]"

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"The third part of the regular expression, \1, is the backreference and tells ColdFusion to refer back to the first subexpression[…]"

Etymology

From sub- + expression.

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