string vs extension

extension vs string

string and extension both are nouns.

string is a verb but extension is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
string	Yes	No	Yes	No
extension	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, extension is a hyponym of string; that is, extension is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than string:

string: a linear sequence (as of characters, words, proteins, etc.)
extension: a string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one or more letters; the optional second part of a PC computer filename

Other hyponyms of string include file name extension, filename extension, linguistic string, string of words, word string, substring.

string (noun)	extension (noun)
a lightweight cord	an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who are not enrolled as regular students
a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening	act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb
a necklace made by stringing objects together	act of expanding in scope; making more widely available
a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, as a part of an instrument or a tennis racket	an addition that extends a main building
a collection of things threaded on a single strand, or as if threaded on a single strand	an addition to the length of something
stringed instruments that are played with a bow	an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line
a linear sequence (as of characters, words, proteins, etc.)	amount or degree or range to which something extends
a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding	the ability to raise the working leg high in the air
(cosmology) a hypothetical one-dimensional subatomic particle having a concentration of energy and the dynamic properties of a flexible loop	the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to
a tough piece of fiber in vegetables, meat, or other food (especially the tough fibers connecting the two halves of a bean pod)	a string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one or more letters; the optional second part of a PC computer filename
	the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions
	a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt

string (verb)	extension (verb)
add as if on a string
provide with strings
thread on or as if on a string
remove the stringy parts of
string together; tie or fasten with a string
stretch out or arrange like a string
move or come along

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