inputstring

noun
UK /ˈɪnpʊt strɪŋ/
US /ˈɪnpʊt strɪŋ/

A piece of text that a person types into a computer.

The program checks the inputstring to see if it is spelled correctly.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. In computer programming, a sequence of characters stored in a variable.

The function returns the inputstring unchanged.

3. A line of text supplied to a search box or command line.

She pasted the inputstring into the search bar.

4. Any raw text data passed to a program for processing.

The parser reads the inputstring and splits it into words.