string's

Belonging to twine

String's is the possessive form of string, indicating something belongs to or is associated with a string.

A guitar string's tension affects its pitch.

A string's length determines what notes it can produce.

In computing, a string's value might be empty or null.

The word also serves as a contraction of "string is" or "string has" in casual speech: That string's too short.

computing

length

Measure of extent

character's · delimiter · buffer's · encoding · null · termination · immutability · interpolation · regex

sequence

series

Ordered set of related items

connection · linking · arrangement · ordering · progression · lineup

possessive

ownership

Legal right of possession

instrument · guitar's · violin's · harp's

cord

rope's

Belonging to braided fiber

tying · wrapping · thickness · tension · fraying · knot's · durability

musical

tone

Quality of sound

resonance · gauge · winding · tension · breakage · replacement · action · intonation · sustain · buzzing

anatomical

fiber's

Belonging to thread

elasticity · tautness

Opposites
grammatical possession

string'sstring

Slender fiber or character sequence

strings · stringless

thickness/structure

string'srope's

Belonging to braided fiber

cable's · rod's · bar's · beam's · block's

connectedness/continuity

string'spiece's

Belonging to a part

individual's

Phrases
Family

string, strings, stringy, stringed, stringer, stringers, stringing, hamstring, hamstrings

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G