literalsuch
Literalsuch, meaning literal search, is a term used in text processing and information retrieval to describe a search operation that looks for an exact, uninterpreted sequence of characters within a text or data set. In contrast to pattern-based searches such as regular expressions or wildcards, literalsuch treats the query as a fixed string and does not apply any metacharacter interpretation.
Mechanism and options: Most implementations offer case sensitivity as the default, with configurable options for case-insensitive
Applications and usage: Literalsuch is a fundamental feature in text editors, integrated development environments, and database
Limitations and alternatives: It does not provide approximate matches or pattern-based criteria; for such needs, users
See also: Literal search, string matching, exact match, pattern matching, regular expressions, substring search.