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Sequence of characters, data type
In computer programming, a string is traditionally a sequence of characters, either as a literal constant or as some kind of variable. The latter may allow its elements to be mutated and the length changed, or it may be fixed. A string is often implemented as an array data structure of bytes that stores a sequence of elements, typically characters, using some character encoding. More general, string may also denote a sequence of data other than just characters. Wikipedia →
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Confluence of cosmology, massive neutrinos, elementary particles, and gravitationBehram Kurşunoğlu, Stephan L. Mintz · 1999
Natural language information processingNaomi Sager · 1980
Fracture MechanicsAlan T. Zehnder · 2012
Steps towards parsing of query sequences to a database /c [by] Neil C. RoweNeil C. Rowe · 1984
The Universe Before the Big BangMaurizio Gasperini · 2008
D-BraneKōji Hashimoto · 2012
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