An instance of the String class Strings consist of zero or more Unicode characters, and they are immutable, once created A literal string is written between a pair of string delimiters ("), as in "hello, world"
In computing, a string is a particular series of letters, numbers, symbols, or spaces, for example a word or phrase that you want to search for in a document
If something is offered to you with no strings attached or with no strings, it is offered without any special conditions. Aid should be given to developing countries with no strings attached. no-strings grants that last for five years
The strings are the section of an orchestra which consists of stringed instruments played with a bow. The strings provided a melodic background to the passages played by the soloist There was a 20-member string section
If you string something somewhere, you hang it up between two or more objects. He had strung a banner across the wall. String up means the same as string. People were stringing up decorations on the fronts of their homes. see also highly strung, purse strings, second string, strung out
A string of places or objects is a number of them that form a line. The landscape is broken only by a string of villages A string of five rowing boats set out from the opposite bank