String

A string is a sequence of characters.

Description
Most programming languages consider characters and strings (e.g. "124:shabooya:\n", "hello world") to be distinct from numbers, which are typically stored in fixed-length or  representation.

Variations

 * A bit string, such as a byte or word, is a sequence of bits.
 * A Procrustean string, named after the Greek legend of, is a fixed-length string. If a string value is too long for the allocated space, it is truncated to fit. If it is too short, then it is padded out, usually with spaces or s.