same-size string

noun

UK /seɪm saɪz strɪŋ/

US /seɪm saɪz strɪŋ/

A string that is exactly as long as another string.

The two names are a same-size string, so they line up perfectly.

SYNONYMS

equal-length string matching-length string same-length text uniform-length string

RELATED WORDS

string length comparison alignment character count

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A piece of text with the same number of characters as a reference text.

We padded the code so it became a same-size string.

3. In programming, a variable holding text of identical length to another variable.

The function checks whether input is a same-size string before swapping.

4. A string used in formatting where all entries share one fixed length.

Each label is a same-size string to keep the table neat.