string comparison
nounUK /strɪŋ kəmˈpærɪsən/
US /strɪŋ kəmˈpɛrɪsən/
A string comparison is when a computer checks if two words or letters are the same or different.
The program does a string comparison to see if the password you typed matches the saved one.
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2. In programming, checking the order of two strings alphabetically to decide which comes first.
Sorting the names required a string comparison for each pair.
3. A test that ignores uppercase and lowercase letters when checking two strings.
A case-insensitive string comparison treats 'Apple' and 'apple' as equal.
4. Checking only the first few characters of two strings to see if they start the same.
The search used a prefix string comparison to find all words beginning with 'cat'.