substring

== English == === Etymology === From sub- + string. === Pronunciation === === Noun === substring (plural substrings) (computing) A (possibly zero-length) string of characters that is contained in another string. ==== Translations ==== === Verb === substring (third-person singular simple present substrings, present participle substringing, simple past and past participle substringed) (computing, transitive) To extract a substring from. (computing, transitive) To take as a substring. === Anagrams === burstings