# C-style string

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A string which uses a null value to mark its own end.

## Etymology
After the C programming language, which uses this type of string by default.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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