subexpression

An expression that is a part of a larger expression.

Noun

  1. An expression that is a part of a larger expression.
    • The third part of the regular expression, \1, is the backreference and tells ColdFusion to refer back to the first subexpression[…] - 2003, Rob Brooks-Bilson, Programming ColdFusion MX:
    • 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. - 2020 February 24, “Handling PowerShell's Versatile Subexpressions”,...

Origin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English expression English subexpression From sub- + expression.

Forms

subexpressions