equivalent-lengthstring

noun

UK /ɪˈkwɪvələnt lɛŋθ strɪŋ/

US /ɪˈkwɪvələnt lɛŋθ strɪŋ/

A string that is the same length as another string.

The program checks if the password and confirmation are an equivalent-lengthstring before comparing them.

SYNONYMS

same-length string equal-length string matching-length string comparable-length string

RELATED WORDS

string comparison length check character count padding validation

OTHER MEANINGS

2. In computing, a pair of strings with identical character counts used for side-by-side comparison.

The algorithm requires an equivalent-lengthstring to align the two records.

3. A term in data validation for two text values that must have the same number of characters.

The form rejected the input because the fields were not an equivalent-lengthstring.

4. A string whose measured length equals a reference length in testing.

The test asserts that the output is an equivalent-lengthstring to the expected value.