In regex is it called lazy or non-greedy?

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I originally heard it as nongreedy. Then on references 'on the web' i saw it called as lazy. Which is it?

possibly argumentative as well... i mostly refer to it as nongreedy — David Hedlund, Jul 06 '10 at 06:10

kennytm · Accepted Answer · 2010-07-06T06:19:10.900

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Non-greedy, ungreedy, reluctant, minimal match, lazy etc. all refer to the same concept. Which name to use is just a matter of taste.

edited Jul 06 '10 at 06:19

answered Jul 06 '10 at 06:10

kennytm

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