subexpression

subexpression

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Proto-Indo-European *upó
Proto-Italic *supo
Latin sub
Latin sub-der.
English sub-
English expression
English subexpression

    From sub- + expression.

    Noun

    subexpression (plural subexpressions)

    1. (mathematics, programming) An expression that is a part of a larger expression.
      • 2003, Rob Brooks-Bilson, Programming ColdFusion MX:
        The third part of the regular expression, \1, is the backreference and tells ColdFusion to refer back to the first subexpression […]
      • 2020 February 24, “Handling PowerShell's Versatile Subexpressions”, in Clear-Script‎[1]:
        Something to note that's shared between all subexpressions (as well as scriptblocks) is that the end of a line does not terminate the subexpression.

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