Where does “正規表現” come from?
正規表現 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 正規 — regularity.
正規表現 (Japanese): regular expression
Definitions
- regular expression
Ancestry of “正規表現”, step by step
正規表現 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 正規
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 正規 | regularity |
via Japanese 表現
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 表現 | expression; representation; performance |