partial string match

[/ˈpɑːrʃəl strɪŋ mætʃ/]
nounpl: partial string matches
correspondência parcial de cadeia de caracteres
1. A search or comparison operation where a text query matches part of a larger string rather than requiring an exact or complete match
The search function uses partial string match to find all files containing 'test' such as 'testing', 'test_file', and 'contest'.
A função de busca usa correspondência parcial de cadeia para encontrar todos os arquivos contendo 'teste', como 'testando', 'arquivo_teste' e 'contestação'.
2. In programming and database queries, the ability to locate records where a field contains but is not limited to a specified character sequence
Using partial string match in the database, we retrieved all customer names starting with 'Mar'.
Usando correspondência parcial de cadeia no banco de dados, recuperamos todos os nomes de clientes que começam com 'Mar'.
This is primarily a technical computing term used uniformly across Brazil, Portugal, and the USA in programming, database management, and software development contexts. The term is often kept in English even in Portuguese-language technical documentation due to the international nature of programming standards. In Brazil, the term is frequently discussed in tech communities, startups, and educational institutions focused on computer science.
Synonyms / Sinônimos
substring matchpartial matchfuzzy matchwildcard searchpattern matching
Antonyms / Antônimos
exact matchfull string matchcomplete match

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
correspondência parcial de cadeia de caracteres
Standard technical term used in computing contexts
General Brazilian
busca parcial de texto
Alternative, more informal usage in everyday programming discussions
Portugal
correspondência parcial de string
Often uses the English term 'string' instead of full Portuguese equivalent
Technical Communities Worldwide
partial string match (unchanged)
Frequently used in original English in international technical documentation and code comments

Related Words

string comparisonregexpattern recognitionsearch algorithmtext filteringLIKE operator

Related Idioms & Phrases

hit or miss search
find in text
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