stringsearch
nounUK /ˈstrɪŋ sɜːtʃ/
US /ˈstrɪŋ sɝːtʃ/
A string search is when a computer looks through text to find a certain word or set of letters.
The program uses a string search to find every mention of 'cat' in the story.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A function or tool in programming that finds where one piece of text appears inside another.
She called the stringsearch function to locate the word 'hello' in the file.
3. The act of scanning a list of words or characters for a match.
A quick stringsearch showed the name was not in the database.
4. In computing, a method for comparing letter sequences to see if they are the same.
The stringsearch compared both names and found they matched exactly.