weird matching
"Weird matching" is primarily associated with regular expressions and involves unique behaviors in pattern matching.
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Definition
C2Regular Expressions
(technical, rare)A pattern matching method where both newline and wildcard characters match newlines.
Example
- In some regex engines, weird matching allows the wildcard character to match newlines, which is not typical.
B2General Usage
(informal)An unusual or unexpected alignment or pairing of elements.
Example
- The artist's work featured weird matching of colors and textures.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "weird matching":