Metacharacter
Term · Cybersecurity · MLC-T-CYB-002664
A character that has some special meaning to a computer program and therefore will not be interpreted properly as part of a literal string.
| Identifier | MLC-T-CYB-002664 |
|---|---|
| Field | Cybersecurity |
| References | NISTIR 7711; NIST CSRC Glossary |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-CYB-002664",
"term": "Metacharacter",
"field": "Cybersecurity",
"definition": "A character that has some special meaning to a computer program and therefore will not be interpreted properly as part of a literal string.",
"references": [
"NISTIR 7711",
"NIST CSRC Glossary"
],
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/metacharacter/"
}
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