resizablestring

noun

UK /riːˈsaɪzəbəl strɪŋ/

US /riˈsaɪzəbəl strɪŋ/

A resizable string is a piece of text that can grow bigger or smaller when you need it to.

The app stores your name in a resizable string so it can hold long names too.

SYNONYMS

dynamic string growable string mutable string variable-length string

RELATED WORDS

buffer array text memory allocation

OTHER MEANINGS

2. In programming, a string whose storage can be expanded or shrunk while the program runs.

The parser reads the input into a resizable string before splitting it.

3. A text value that automatically adjusts its memory when characters are added or removed.

Adding a thousand letters to the resizable string did not crash the program.

4. A data type that lets you change the length of a text sequence without making a new one.

She chose a resizable string instead of a fixed-size character array.