Definition, Meaning & Synonyms

str

abbreviation
/ɛs tiː ɑːr/
Definition
A commonly used abbreviation that stands for ‘string’, which is a sequence of characters used in programming and computer science.
Examples
  • In Python, the function str() converts an object to a string representation.
  • Developers often use ‘str’ when discussing string manipulation techniques.
Meaning
In programming, ‘str’ refers to data that consists of text characters. It is a fundamental data type in many programming languages.
Synonyms
  • string
  • text sequence
  • text