Submatch

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A match forming part of a larger match, for example in a text string being searched.

    "As you examine a specific candidate String, the Matcher can keep track of submatches for that expression."

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"As you examine a specific candidate String, the Matcher can keep track of submatches for that expression."

Etymology

From sub- + match.

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