<doc>
	<legacy_id>188</legacy_id>
	<term>greedy</term>
	<definition><p>A form of regular expression that tries to include as long a string of text as possible while still matching the pattern.</p></definition>
	<categories>
	 	<category>Text and Data Processing</category>
	</categories>
	<synonyms>
	 	<synonym>greedy</synonym>
	 	<synonym>greediness</synonym>
	 	<synonym>greedy's</synonym>
	</synonyms>
</doc>