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Many [[UNIX]] utilities perform simple string manipulations and can be used to easily program some powerful string processing algorithms. Files and finite streams may be viewed as strings.
 
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A '''string''' is a vibrating cord of metal, nylon, horsehair, or other substance that vibrates to produce a tone in a variety of [[musical instrument]]s. '''Strings''' can also refer to the section of an [[orchestra]] or band consisting in stringed instruments. See [[string instrument]].
 
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A '''string''' is a concept in [[quantum string theory]].