= Pattern matching programming languages
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Pattern matching in programming languages refers to a mechanism that allows a program to check a value against a pattern. Patterns can be used to deconstruct data structures, bind variables to values, and match against specific shapes of data. Pattern matching is a powerful feature commonly found in functional programming languages, but it's also present in some imperative and object-oriented languages.
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