equal-lengthstring

noun

UK /ˈiː.kwəl leŋθ strɪŋ/

US /ˈiː.kwəl leŋθ strɪŋ/

A string that is the same size as another string.

The two passwords must be equal-length strings so the code can compare them.

SYNONYMS

same-length string matching-length string uniform-length string identical-length string

RELATED WORDS

string length comparison array character

OTHER MEANINGS

2. In computing, a text value whose number of characters matches another text value.

The function checks that both inputs are equal-length strings before pairing them.

3. In math puzzles, a sequence of symbols that has the same count as a partner sequence.

Each row in the grid is an equal-length string of letters.

4. A rule in data checking that two fields must contain the same number of characters.

The form rejected the entry because the code and confirmation were not equal-length strings.