Word: metastring
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: me
ta
string
Definition: A string of characters used as a placeholder for a variable data item.
Morphemes:
Affix: meta-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Pertaining to a level above or beyond; reflexive; about itself or about other things of the same type. For example, metadata is data that describes data, metalanguage is language that describes language, etc.
Affix: string
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To put (items) on a string.