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Definition: A string is a sequence or series of items (typically characters). Computers see every piece of information as single chunks - a letter, or a number. A string is a way to designate a series of chunks that all go together to make a larger chunk. Think of a string as a row of boxes that go together, and each have a single piece of information inside.
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