string expression
An expression that evaluates to a series of contiguous characters. Parts of the expression can include a function that returns a string, a string constant, a string literal, a string operator, or a string variable. For example, "abc"+"def" is a string expression that evaluates to "abcdef".
Related terms
character, constant, expression, function, operator, string, variable
Contrast with
String data type

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