substring
nounUK /ˈsʌb.strɪŋ/
US /ˈsʌb.strɪŋ/
A substring is a smaller piece of a word or text.
In the word "sunflower," the substring "flower" is a part of it.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. In computing, a contiguous sequence of characters within a larger string.
The program extracts the substring between the two commas.
3. A part of a longer written or spoken sequence.
The editor removed a substring from the paragraph.
4. In mathematics, a sequence of consecutive elements taken from a longer sequence.
The substring of the number sequence 1,2,3,4 is 2,3.