subexpression

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English

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Etymology

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From sub- +‎ expression.

Noun

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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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