chararray

noun
UK /ˈtʃɑːrəreɪ/
US /ˈtʃɑːrəreɪ/

A chararray is a line of letters and symbols stored together in a computer program.

The program saved the player's name in a chararray.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. In programming, a fixed-size block of memory holding characters.

The C code declared a chararray of length 50.

3. A data type used to store words or sentences in code.

She used a chararray to hold the user's password.

4. A sequence of characters treated as one unit by a program.

The function returned a chararray containing 'hello'.