Export of internal Abseil changes

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ea0cfebeb69b25bec343652bbe1a203f5476c51a by Mark Barolak <mbar@google.com>:

Change "std::string" to "string" in places where a "std::" qualification was incorrectly inserted by automation.

PiperOrigin-RevId: 300108520
GitOrigin-RevId: ea0cfebeb69b25bec343652bbe1a203f5476c51a
Change-Id: Ie3621e63a6ebad67b9fe56a3ebe33e1d50dac602

29 files changed, 124 insertions, 124 deletions

diff --git a/absl/strings/charconv.cc b/absl/strings/charconv.cc
index bdba768d..3613a652 100644
--- a/absl/strings/charconv.cc
+++ b/absl/strings/charconv.cc
@@ -619,10 +619,10 @@ from_chars_result FromCharsImpl(const char* first, const char* last,
       // Either we failed to parse a hex float after the "0x", or we read
       // "0xinf" or "0xnan" which we don't want to match.
       //
-      // However, a std::string that begins with "0x" also begins with "0", which
+      // However, a string that begins with "0x" also begins with "0", which
       // is normally a valid match for the number zero.  So we want these
       // strings to match zero unless fmt_flags is `scientific`.  (This flag
-      // means an exponent is required, which the std::string "0" does not have.)
+      // means an exponent is required, which the string "0" does not have.)
       if (fmt_flags == chars_format::scientific) {
         result.ec = std::errc::invalid_argument;
       } else {
diff --git a/absl/strings/charconv_benchmark.cc b/absl/strings/charconv_benchmark.cc
index 644b2abd..e8c7371d 100644
--- a/absl/strings/charconv_benchmark.cc
+++ b/absl/strings/charconv_benchmark.cc
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ BENCHMARK(BM_Absl_HugeMantissa);
 std::string MakeHardCase(int length) {
   // The number 1.1521...e-297 is exactly halfway between 12345 * 2**-1000 and
   // the next larger representable number.  The digits of this number are in
-  // the std::string below.
+  // the string below.
   const std::string digits =
       "1."
       "152113937042223790993097181572444900347587985074226836242307364987727724"
diff --git a/absl/strings/cord.h b/absl/strings/cord.h
index 29ed7f75..3941f19c 100644
--- a/absl/strings/cord.h
+++ b/absl/strings/cord.h
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ class Cord {
 
   // Copies the contents from `src` to `*dst`.
   //
-  // This function optimizes the case of reusing the destination std::string since it
+  // This function optimizes the case of reusing the destination string since it
   // can reuse previously allocated capacity. However, this function does not
   // guarantee that pointers previously returned by `dst->data()` remain valid
   // even if `*dst` had enough capacity to hold `src`. If `*dst` is a new
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ class Cord {
     }
     void CopyTo(std::string* dst) const {
       // memcpy is much faster when operating on a known size. On most supported
-      // platforms, the small std::string optimization is large enough that resizing
+      // platforms, the small string optimization is large enough that resizing
       // to 15 bytes does not cause a memory allocation.
       absl::strings_internal::STLStringResizeUninitialized(dst,
                                                            sizeof(data_) - 1);
diff --git a/absl/strings/cord_test.cc b/absl/strings/cord_test.cc
index a683cc4b..d6e091f8 100644
--- a/absl/strings/cord_test.cc
+++ b/absl/strings/cord_test.cc
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ TEST(Cord, AllFlatSizes) {
   using absl::strings_internal::CordTestAccess;
 
   for (size_t s = 0; s < CordTestAccess::MaxFlatLength(); s++) {
-    // Make a std::string of length s.
+    // Make a string of length s.
     std::string src;
     while (src.size() < s) {
       src.push_back('a' + (src.size() % 26));
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ static void VerifyCopyToString(const absl::Cord& cord) {
 
   if (cord.size() <= kInitialLength) {
     EXPECT_EQ(has_initial_contents.data(), address_before_copy)
-        << "CopyCordToString allocated new std::string storage; "
+        << "CopyCordToString allocated new string storage; "
            "has_initial_contents = \""
         << has_initial_contents << "\"";
   }
@@ -856,7 +856,7 @@ TEST(Cord, CompareAfterAssign) {
 }
 
 // Test CompareTo() and ComparePrefix() against string and substring
-// comparison methods from std::basic_string.
+// comparison methods from basic_string.
 static void TestCompare(const absl::Cord& c, const absl::Cord& d,
                         RandomEngine* rng) {
   typedef std::basic_string<uint8_t> ustring;
@@ -912,7 +912,7 @@ void CompareOperators() {
 
   EXPECT_TRUE(a == a);
   // For pointer type (i.e. `const char*`), operator== compares the address
-  // instead of the std::string, so `a == const char*("a")` isn't necessarily true.
+  // instead of the string, so `a == const char*("a")` isn't necessarily true.
   EXPECT_TRUE(std::is_pointer<T1>::value || a == T1("a"));
   EXPECT_TRUE(std::is_pointer<T2>::value || a == T2("a"));
   EXPECT_FALSE(a == b);
diff --git a/absl/strings/escaping.cc b/absl/strings/escaping.cc
index 7adc1b65..9fceeef0 100644
--- a/absl/strings/escaping.cc
+++ b/absl/strings/escaping.cc
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ bool Base64UnescapeInternal(const char* src_param, size_t szsrc, char* dest,
 
   // The GET_INPUT macro gets the next input character, skipping
   // over any whitespace, and stopping when we reach the end of the
-  // std::string or when we read any non-data character.  The arguments are
+  // string or when we read any non-data character.  The arguments are
   // an arbitrary identifier (used as a label for goto) and the number
   // of data bytes that must remain in the input to avoid aborting the
   // loop.
@@ -473,18 +473,18 @@ bool Base64UnescapeInternal(const char* src_param, size_t szsrc, char* dest,
   if (dest) {
     // This loop consumes 4 input bytes and produces 3 output bytes
     // per iteration.  We can't know at the start that there is enough
-    // data left in the std::string for a full iteration, so the loop may
+    // data left in the string for a full iteration, so the loop may
     // break out in the middle; if so 'state' will be set to the
     // number of input bytes read.
 
     while (szsrc >= 4) {
       // We'll start by optimistically assuming that the next four
-      // bytes of the std::string (src[0..3]) are four good data bytes
+      // bytes of the string (src[0..3]) are four good data bytes
       // (that is, no nulls, whitespace, padding chars, or illegal
       // chars).  We need to test src[0..2] for nulls individually
       // before constructing temp to preserve the property that we
-      // never read past a null in the std::string (no matter how long
-      // szsrc claims the std::string is).
+      // never read past a null in the string (no matter how long
+      // szsrc claims the string is).
 
       if (!src[0] || !src[1] || !src[2] ||
           ((temp = ((unsigned(unbase64[src[0]]) << 18) |
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ bool Base64UnescapeInternal(const char* src_param, size_t szsrc, char* dest,
         temp = (temp << 6) | decode;
       } else {
         // We really did have four good data bytes, so advance four
-        // characters in the std::string.
+        // characters in the string.
 
         szsrc -= 4;
         src += 4;
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ bool Base64UnescapeInternal(const char* src_param, size_t szsrc, char* dest,
                    state);
   }
 
-  // The remainder of the std::string should be all whitespace, mixed with
+  // The remainder of the string should be all whitespace, mixed with
   // exactly 0 equals signs, or exactly 'expected_equals' equals
   // signs.  (Always accepting 0 equals signs is an Abseil extension
   // not covered in the RFC, as is accepting dot as the pad character.)
@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@ constexpr char kWebSafeBase64Chars[] =
 template <typename String>
 bool Base64UnescapeInternal(const char* src, size_t slen, String* dest,
                             const signed char* unbase64) {
-  // Determine the size of the output std::string.  Base64 encodes every 3 bytes into
+  // Determine the size of the output string.  Base64 encodes every 3 bytes into
   // 4 characters.  any leftover chars are added directly for good measure.
   // This is documented in the base64 RFC: http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3548
   const size_t dest_len = 3 * (slen / 4) + (slen % 4);
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ bool Base64UnescapeInternal(const char* src, size_t slen, String* dest,
   strings_internal::STLStringResizeUninitialized(dest, dest_len);
 
   // We are getting the destination buffer by getting the beginning of the
-  // std::string and converting it into a char *.
+  // string and converting it into a char *.
   size_t len;
   const bool ok =
       Base64UnescapeInternal(src, slen, &(*dest)[0], dest_len, unbase64, &len);
diff --git a/absl/strings/escaping_test.cc b/absl/strings/escaping_test.cc
index 1967975b..45671a0e 100644
--- a/absl/strings/escaping_test.cc
+++ b/absl/strings/escaping_test.cc
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ static struct {
   absl::string_view plaintext;
   absl::string_view cyphertext;
 } const base64_tests[] = {
-    // Empty std::string.
+    // Empty string.
     {{"", 0}, {"", 0}},
     {{nullptr, 0},
      {"", 0}},  // if length is zero, plaintext ptr must be ignored!
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ void TestEscapeAndUnescape() {
     EXPECT_EQ(encoded, websafe);
     EXPECT_EQ(absl::WebSafeBase64Escape(tc.plaintext), websafe);
 
-    // Let's try the std::string version of the decoder
+    // Let's try the string version of the decoder
     decoded = "this junk should be ignored";
     EXPECT_TRUE(absl::WebSafeBase64Unescape(websafe, &decoded));
     EXPECT_EQ(decoded, tc.plaintext);
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ TEST(Base64, DISABLED_HugeData) {
   std::string escaped;
   absl::Base64Escape(huge, &escaped);
 
-  // Generates the std::string that should match a base64 encoded "xxx..." std::string.
+  // Generates the string that should match a base64 encoded "xxx..." string.
   // "xxx" in base64 is "eHh4".
   std::string expected_encoding;
   expected_encoding.reserve(kSize / 3 * 4);
diff --git a/absl/strings/internal/char_map.h b/absl/strings/internal/char_map.h
index a76e6036..61484de0 100644
--- a/absl/strings/internal/char_map.h
+++ b/absl/strings/internal/char_map.h
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class Charmap {
                    CharMaskForWord(x, 2), CharMaskForWord(x, 3));
   }
 
-  // Containing all the chars in the C-std::string 's'.
+  // Containing all the chars in the C-string 's'.
   // Note that this is expensively recursive because of the C++11 constexpr
   // formulation. Use only in constexpr initializers.
   static constexpr Charmap FromString(const char* s) {
diff --git a/absl/strings/internal/charconv_bigint.cc b/absl/strings/internal/charconv_bigint.cc
index 66f33e72..ebf8c079 100644
--- a/absl/strings/internal/charconv_bigint.cc
+++ b/absl/strings/internal/charconv_bigint.cc
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ int BigUnsigned<max_words>::ReadDigits(const char* begin, const char* end,
     ++dropped_digits;
   }
   if (begin < end && *std::prev(end) == '.') {
-    // If the std::string ends in '.', either before or after dropping zeroes, then
+    // If the string ends in '.', either before or after dropping zeroes, then
     // drop the decimal point and look for more digits to drop.
     dropped_digits = 0;
     --end;
diff --git a/absl/strings/internal/charconv_bigint.h b/absl/strings/internal/charconv_bigint.h
index 999e9ae3..8f702976 100644
--- a/absl/strings/internal/charconv_bigint.h
+++ b/absl/strings/internal/charconv_bigint.h
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class BigUnsigned {
                static_cast<uint32_t>(v >> 32)} {}
 
   // Constructs a BigUnsigned from the given string_view containing a decimal
-  // value.  If the input std::string is not a decimal integer, constructs a 0
+  // value.  If the input string is not a decimal integer, constructs a 0
   // instead.
   explicit BigUnsigned(absl::string_view sv) : size_(0), words_{} {
     // Check for valid input, returning a 0 otherwise.  This is reasonable
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ class BigUnsigned {
     return words_[index];
   }
 
-  // Returns this integer as a decimal std::string.  This is not used in the decimal-
+  // Returns this integer as a decimal string.  This is not used in the decimal-
   // to-binary conversion; it is intended to aid in testing.
   std::string ToString() const;
 
diff --git a/absl/strings/internal/charconv_parse.cc b/absl/strings/internal/charconv_parse.cc
index d9a57a78..fd6d9480 100644
--- a/absl/strings/internal/charconv_parse.cc
+++ b/absl/strings/internal/charconv_parse.cc
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ bool ParseInfinityOrNan(const char* begin, const char* end,
   switch (*begin) {
     case 'i':
     case 'I': {
-      // An infinity std::string consists of the characters "inf" or "infinity",
+      // An infinity string consists of the characters "inf" or "infinity",
       // case insensitive.
       if (strings_internal::memcasecmp(begin + 1, "nf", 2) != 0) {
         return false;
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ bool ParseInfinityOrNan(const char* begin, const char* end,
       }
       out->type = strings_internal::FloatType::kNan;
       out->end = begin + 3;
-      // NaN is allowed to be followed by a parenthesized std::string, consisting of
+      // NaN is allowed to be followed by a parenthesized string, consisting of
       // only the characters [a-zA-Z0-9_].  Match that if it's present.
       begin += 3;
       if (begin < end && *begin == '(') {
diff --git a/absl/strings/internal/charconv_parse_test.cc b/absl/strings/internal/charconv_parse_test.cc
index 9511c987..bc2d1118 100644
--- a/absl/strings/internal/charconv_parse_test.cc
+++ b/absl/strings/internal/charconv_parse_test.cc
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ void ExpectParsedFloat(std::string s, absl::chars_format format_flags,
   }
   const std::string::size_type expected_characters_matched = s.find('$');
   ABSL_RAW_CHECK(expected_characters_matched != std::string::npos,
-                 "Input std::string must contain $");
+                 "Input string must contain $");
   s.replace(expected_characters_matched, 1, "");
 
   ParsedFloat parsed =
diff --git a/absl/strings/internal/numbers_test_common.h b/absl/strings/internal/numbers_test_common.h
index 1a1e50c4..eaa88a88 100644
--- a/absl/strings/internal/numbers_test_common.h
+++ b/absl/strings/internal/numbers_test_common.h
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ inline const std::array<uint64_test_case, 34>& strtouint64_test_cases() {
 
       {"0x1234", true, 16, 0x1234},
 
-      // Base-10 std::string version.
+      // Base-10 string version.
       {"1234", true, 0, 1234},
       {nullptr, false, 0, 0},
   }};
diff --git a/absl/strings/internal/str_format/bind.h b/absl/strings/internal/str_format/bind.h
index cf41b197..ee4475e0 100644
--- a/absl/strings/internal/str_format/bind.h
+++ b/absl/strings/internal/str_format/bind.h
@@ -76,11 +76,11 @@ class FormatSpecTemplate
  public:
 #ifdef ABSL_INTERNAL_ENABLE_FORMAT_CHECKER
 
-  // Honeypot overload for when the std::string is not constexpr.
+  // Honeypot overload for when the string is not constexpr.
   // We use the 'unavailable' attribute to give a better compiler error than
   // just 'method is deleted'.
   FormatSpecTemplate(...)  // NOLINT
-      __attribute__((unavailable("Format std::string is not constexpr.")));
+      __attribute__((unavailable("Format string is not constexpr.")));
 
   // Honeypot overload for when the format is constexpr and invalid.
   // We use the 'unavailable' attribute to give a better compiler error than
diff --git a/absl/strings/internal/str_format/parser.h b/absl/strings/internal/str_format/parser.h
index 45c90d1d..7d966517 100644
--- a/absl/strings/internal/str_format/parser.h
+++ b/absl/strings/internal/str_format/parser.h
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ bool ParseFormatString(string_view src, Consumer consumer) {
     auto tag = GetTagForChar(percent[1]);
     if (tag.is_conv()) {
       if (ABSL_PREDICT_FALSE(next_arg < 0)) {
-        // This indicates an error in the format std::string.
+        // This indicates an error in the format string.
         // The only way to get `next_arg < 0` here is to have a positional
         // argument first which sets next_arg to -1 and then a non-positional
         // argument.
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ class ExtendedParsedFormat : public str_format_internal::ParsedFormatBase {
 #ifdef ABSL_INTERNAL_ENABLE_FORMAT_CHECKER
       __attribute__((
           enable_if(str_format_internal::EnsureConstexpr(format),
-                    "Format std::string is not constexpr."),
+                    "Format string is not constexpr."),
           enable_if(str_format_internal::ValidFormatImpl<C...>(format),
                     "Format specified does not match the template arguments.")))
 #endif  // ABSL_INTERNAL_ENABLE_FORMAT_CHECKER
diff --git a/absl/strings/numbers_test.cc b/absl/strings/numbers_test.cc
index 68229b15..bd4e1162 100644
--- a/absl/strings/numbers_test.cc
+++ b/absl/strings/numbers_test.cc
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ TEST(stringtest, safe_strto32_base) {
   EXPECT_TRUE(safe_strto32_base(std::string("0x1234"), &value, 16));
   EXPECT_EQ(0x1234, value);
 
-  // Base-10 std::string version.
+  // Base-10 string version.
   EXPECT_TRUE(safe_strto32_base("1234", &value, 10));
   EXPECT_EQ(1234, value);
 }
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ TEST(stringtest, safe_strto64_base) {
   EXPECT_TRUE(safe_strto64_base(std::string("0x1234"), &value, 16));
   EXPECT_EQ(0x1234, value);
 
-  // Base-10 std::string version.
+  // Base-10 string version.
   EXPECT_TRUE(safe_strto64_base("1234", &value, 10));
   EXPECT_EQ(1234, value);
 }
diff --git a/absl/strings/str_cat.h b/absl/strings/str_cat.h
index 292fa235..a8a85c73 100644
--- a/absl/strings/str_cat.h
+++ b/absl/strings/str_cat.h
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ class AlphaNum {
       const std::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, Allocator>& str)
       : piece_(str) {}
 
-  // Use std::string literals ":" instead of character literals ':'.
+  // Use string literals ":" instead of character literals ':'.
   AlphaNum(char c) = delete;  // NOLINT(runtime/explicit)
 
   AlphaNum(const AlphaNum&) = delete;
diff --git a/absl/strings/str_cat_benchmark.cc b/absl/strings/str_cat_benchmark.cc
index 14c63b3f..ee4ad112 100644
--- a/absl/strings/str_cat_benchmark.cc
+++ b/absl/strings/str_cat_benchmark.cc
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 namespace {
 
 const char kStringOne[] = "Once Upon A Time, ";
-const char kStringTwo[] = "There was a std::string benchmark";
+const char kStringTwo[] = "There was a string benchmark";
 
 // We want to include negative numbers in the benchmark, so this function
 // is used to count 0, 1, -1, 2, -2, 3, -3, ...
diff --git a/absl/strings/str_cat_test.cc b/absl/strings/str_cat_test.cc
index be39880b..f3770dc0 100644
--- a/absl/strings/str_cat_test.cc
+++ b/absl/strings/str_cat_test.cc
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ TEST(StrCat, Basics) {
   EXPECT_EQ(result, "12345678910, 10987654321!");
 
   std::string one =
-      "1";  // Actually, it's the size of this std::string that we want; a
+      "1";  // Actually, it's the size of this string that we want; a
             // 64-bit build distinguishes between size_t and uint64_t,
             // even though they're both unsigned 64-bit values.
   result = absl::StrCat("And a ", one.size(), " and a ",
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ TEST(StrAppend, Basics) {
   EXPECT_EQ(result.substr(old_size), "12345678910, 10987654321!");
 
   std::string one =
-      "1";  // Actually, it's the size of this std::string that we want; a
+      "1";  // Actually, it's the size of this string that we want; a
             // 64-bit build distinguishes between size_t and uint64_t,
             // even though they're both unsigned 64-bit values.
   old_size = result.size();
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ TEST(StrAppend, CornerCases) {
 }
 
 TEST(StrAppend, CornerCasesNonEmptyAppend) {
-  for (std::string result : {"hello", "a std::string too long to fit in the SSO"}) {
+  for (std::string result : {"hello", "a string too long to fit in the SSO"}) {
     const std::string expected = result;
     absl::StrAppend(&result, "");
     EXPECT_EQ(result, expected);
diff --git a/absl/strings/str_format_test.cc b/absl/strings/str_format_test.cc
index acbdbf4a..554dca72 100644
--- a/absl/strings/str_format_test.cc
+++ b/absl/strings/str_format_test.cc
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ class TempFile {
 
   std::FILE* file() const { return file_; }
 
-  // Read the file into a std::string.
+  // Read the file into a string.
   std::string ReadFile() {
     std::fseek(file_, 0, SEEK_END);
     int size = std::ftell(file_);
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ TEST(StrFormat, BehavesAsDocumented) {
   EXPECT_EQ(StrFormat("%c", int{'a'}), "a");
   EXPECT_EQ(StrFormat("%c", long{'a'}), "a");  // NOLINT
   EXPECT_EQ(StrFormat("%c", uint64_t{'a'}), "a");
-  //     "s" - std::string       Eg: "C" -> "C", std::string("C++") -> "C++"
+  //     "s" - string       Eg: "C" -> "C", std::string("C++") -> "C++"
   //           Formats std::string, char*, string_view, and Cord.
   EXPECT_EQ(StrFormat("%s", "C"), "C");
   EXPECT_EQ(StrFormat("%s", std::string("C++")), "C++");
diff --git a/absl/strings/str_join_test.cc b/absl/strings/str_join_test.cc
index 921d9c2b..2be6256e 100644
--- a/absl/strings/str_join_test.cc
+++ b/absl/strings/str_join_test.cc
@@ -134,26 +134,26 @@ TEST(StrJoin, APIExamples) {
   //
 
   {
-    // Empty range yields an empty std::string.
+    // Empty range yields an empty string.
     std::vector<std::string> v;
     EXPECT_EQ("", absl::StrJoin(v, "-"));
   }
 
   {
-    // A range of 1 element gives a std::string with that element but no
+    // A range of 1 element gives a string with that element but no
     // separator.
     std::vector<std::string> v = {"foo"};
     EXPECT_EQ("foo", absl::StrJoin(v, "-"));
   }
 
   {
-    // A range with a single empty std::string element
+    // A range with a single empty string element
     std::vector<std::string> v = {""};
     EXPECT_EQ("", absl::StrJoin(v, "-"));
   }
 
   {
-    // A range with 2 elements, one of which is an empty std::string
+    // A range with 2 elements, one of which is an empty string
     std::vector<std::string> v = {"a", ""};
     EXPECT_EQ("a-", absl::StrJoin(v, "-"));
   }
diff --git a/absl/strings/str_replace_benchmark.cc b/absl/strings/str_replace_benchmark.cc
index 95b2dc10..01331da2 100644
--- a/absl/strings/str_replace_benchmark.cc
+++ b/absl/strings/str_replace_benchmark.cc
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ void SetUpStrings() {
       }
     }
     // big_string->resize(50);
-    // OK, we've set up the std::string, now let's set up expectations - first by
+    // OK, we've set up the string, now let's set up expectations - first by
     // just replacing "the" with "box"
     after_replacing_the = new std::string(*big_string);
     for (size_t pos = 0;
diff --git a/absl/strings/str_replace_test.cc b/absl/strings/str_replace_test.cc
index 1ca23aff..9d8c7f75 100644
--- a/absl/strings/str_replace_test.cc
+++ b/absl/strings/str_replace_test.cc
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 TEST(StrReplaceAll, OneReplacement) {
   std::string s;
 
-  // Empty std::string.
+  // Empty string.
   s = absl::StrReplaceAll(s, {{"", ""}});
   EXPECT_EQ(s, "");
   s = absl::StrReplaceAll(s, {{"x", ""}});
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ TEST(StrReplaceAll, OneReplacement) {
   s = absl::StrReplaceAll("abc", {{"xyz", "123"}});
   EXPECT_EQ(s, "abc");
 
-  // Replace entire std::string.
+  // Replace entire string.
   s = absl::StrReplaceAll("abc", {{"abc", "xyz"}});
   EXPECT_EQ(s, "xyz");
 
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ TEST(StrReplaceAll, OneReplacement) {
 TEST(StrReplaceAll, ManyReplacements) {
   std::string s;
 
-  // Empty std::string.
+  // Empty string.
   s = absl::StrReplaceAll("", {{"", ""}, {"x", ""}, {"", "y"}, {"x", "y"}});
   EXPECT_EQ(s, "");
 
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ TEST(StrReplaceAll, ManyReplacements) {
   s = absl::StrReplaceAll("abc", {{"", ""}, {"", "y"}, {"x", ""}});
   EXPECT_EQ(s, "abc");
 
-  // Replace entire std::string, one char at a time
+  // Replace entire string, one char at a time
   s = absl::StrReplaceAll("abc", {{"a", "x"}, {"b", "y"}, {"c", "z"}});
   EXPECT_EQ(s, "xyz");
   s = absl::StrReplaceAll("zxy", {{"z", "x"}, {"x", "y"}, {"y", "z"}});
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ TEST(StrReplaceAll, Inplace) {
   std::string s;
   int reps;
 
-  // Empty std::string.
+  // Empty string.
   s = "";
   reps = absl::StrReplaceAll({{"", ""}, {"x", ""}, {"", "y"}, {"x", "y"}}, &s);
   EXPECT_EQ(reps, 0);
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ TEST(StrReplaceAll, Inplace) {
   EXPECT_EQ(reps, 0);
   EXPECT_EQ(s, "abc");
 
-  // Replace entire std::string, one char at a time
+  // Replace entire string, one char at a time
   s = "abc";
   reps = absl::StrReplaceAll({{"a", "x"}, {"b", "y"}, {"c", "z"}}, &s);
   EXPECT_EQ(reps, 3);
diff --git a/absl/strings/str_split.cc b/absl/strings/str_split.cc
index d0f86669..e08c26b6 100644
--- a/absl/strings/str_split.cc
+++ b/absl/strings/str_split.cc
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ absl::string_view GenericFind(absl::string_view text,
                               absl::string_view delimiter, size_t pos,
                               FindPolicy find_policy) {
   if (delimiter.empty() && text.length() > 0) {
-    // Special case for empty std::string delimiters: always return a zero-length
+    // Special case for empty string delimiters: always return a zero-length
     // absl::string_view referring to the item at position 1 past pos.
     return absl::string_view(text.data() + pos + 1, 0);
   }
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ absl::string_view ByLength::Find(absl::string_view text,
                                       size_t pos) const {
   pos = std::min(pos, text.size());  // truncate `pos`
   absl::string_view substr = text.substr(pos);
-  // If the std::string is shorter than the chunk size we say we
+  // If the string is shorter than the chunk size we say we
   // "can't find the delimiter" so this will be the last chunk.
   if (substr.length() <= static_cast<size_t>(length_))
     return absl::string_view(text.data() + text.size(), 0);
diff --git a/absl/strings/str_split_test.cc b/absl/strings/str_split_test.cc
index 02f27bc4..67f62a78 100644
--- a/absl/strings/str_split_test.cc
+++ b/absl/strings/str_split_test.cc
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ TEST(Split, TraitsTest) {
 // namespaces just like callers will need to use.
 TEST(Split, APIExamples) {
   {
-    // Passes std::string delimiter. Assumes the default of ByString.
+    // Passes string delimiter. Assumes the default of ByString.
     std::vector<std::string> v = absl::StrSplit("a,b,c", ",");  // NOLINT
     EXPECT_THAT(v, ElementsAre("a", "b", "c"));
 
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ TEST(Split, APIExamples) {
   }
 
   {
-    // Uses the Literal std::string "=>" as the delimiter.
+    // Uses the Literal string "=>" as the delimiter.
     const std::vector<std::string> v = absl::StrSplit("a=>b=>c", "=>");
     EXPECT_THAT(v, ElementsAre("a", "b", "c"));
   }
@@ -121,17 +121,17 @@ TEST(Split, APIExamples) {
   }
 
   {
-    // Splits the input std::string into individual characters by using an empty
-    // std::string as the delimiter.
+    // Splits the input string into individual characters by using an empty
+    // string as the delimiter.
     std::vector<std::string> v = absl::StrSplit("abc", "");
     EXPECT_THAT(v, ElementsAre("a", "b", "c"));
   }
 
   {
-    // Splits std::string data with embedded NUL characters, using NUL as the
+    // Splits string data with embedded NUL characters, using NUL as the
     // delimiter. A simple delimiter of "\0" doesn't work because strlen() will
-    // say that's the empty std::string when constructing the absl::string_view
-    // delimiter. Instead, a non-empty std::string containing NUL can be used as the
+    // say that's the empty string when constructing the absl::string_view
+    // delimiter. Instead, a non-empty string containing NUL can be used as the
     // delimiter.
     std::string embedded_nulls("a\0b\0c", 5);
     std::string null_delim("\0", 1);
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ TEST(Splitter, ConversionOperator) {
 // less-than, equal-to, and more-than 2 strings.
 TEST(Splitter, ToPair) {
   {
-    // Empty std::string
+    // Empty string
     std::pair<std::string, std::string> p = absl::StrSplit("", ',');
     EXPECT_EQ("", p.first);
     EXPECT_EQ("", p.second);
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ TEST(Split, AcceptsCertainTemporaries) {
 
 TEST(Split, Temporary) {
   // Use a std::string longer than the SSO length, so that when the temporary is
-  // destroyed, if the splitter keeps a reference to the std::string's contents,
+  // destroyed, if the splitter keeps a reference to the string's contents,
   // it'll reference freed memory instead of just dead on-stack memory.
   const char input[] = "a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,k,l,m,n,o,p,q,r,s,t,u";
   EXPECT_LT(sizeof(std::string), ABSL_ARRAYSIZE(input))
@@ -651,14 +651,14 @@ TEST(Split, UTF8) {
   // Tests splitting utf8 strings and utf8 delimiters.
   std::string utf8_string = u8"\u03BA\u1F79\u03C3\u03BC\u03B5";
   {
-    // A utf8 input std::string with an ascii delimiter.
+    // A utf8 input string with an ascii delimiter.
     std::string to_split = "a," + utf8_string;
     std::vector<absl::string_view> v = absl::StrSplit(to_split, ',');
     EXPECT_THAT(v, ElementsAre("a", utf8_string));
   }
 
   {
-    // A utf8 input std::string and a utf8 delimiter.
+    // A utf8 input string and a utf8 delimiter.
     std::string to_split = "a," + utf8_string + ",b";
     std::string unicode_delimiter = "," + utf8_string + ",";
     std::vector<absl::string_view> v =
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ TEST(Split, UTF8) {
   }
 
   {
-    // A utf8 input std::string and ByAnyChar with ascii chars.
+    // A utf8 input string and ByAnyChar with ascii chars.
     std::vector<absl::string_view> v =
         absl::StrSplit(u8"Foo h\u00E4llo th\u4E1Ere", absl::ByAnyChar(" \t"));
     EXPECT_THAT(v, ElementsAre("Foo", u8"h\u00E4llo", u8"th\u4E1Ere"));
@@ -814,10 +814,10 @@ TEST(Delimiter, ByString) {
   ByString comma_string(",");
   TestComma(comma_string);
 
-  // The first occurrence of empty std::string ("") in a std::string is at position 0.
+  // The first occurrence of empty string ("") in a string is at position 0.
   // There is a test below that demonstrates this for absl::string_view::find().
   // If the ByString delimiter returned position 0 for this, there would
-  // be an infinite loop in the SplitIterator code. To avoid this, empty std::string
+  // be an infinite loop in the SplitIterator code. To avoid this, empty string
   // is a special case in that it always returns the item at position 1.
   absl::string_view abc("abc");
   EXPECT_EQ(0, abc.find(""));  // "" is found at position 0
@@ -876,7 +876,7 @@ TEST(Delimiter, ByAnyChar) {
   EXPECT_FALSE(IsFoundAt("=", two_delims, -1));
 
   // ByAnyChar behaves just like ByString when given a delimiter of empty
-  // std::string. That is, it always returns a zero-length absl::string_view
+  // string. That is, it always returns a zero-length absl::string_view
   // referring to the item at position 1, not position 0.
   ByAnyChar empty("");
   EXPECT_FALSE(IsFoundAt("", empty, 0));
@@ -913,7 +913,7 @@ TEST(Split, WorksWithLargeStrings) {
     std::vector<absl::string_view> v = absl::StrSplit(s, '-');
     EXPECT_EQ(2, v.size());
     // The first element will contain 2G of 'x's.
-    // testing::StartsWith is too slow with a 2G std::string.
+    // testing::StartsWith is too slow with a 2G string.
     EXPECT_EQ('x', v[0][0]);
     EXPECT_EQ('x', v[0][1]);
     EXPECT_EQ('x', v[0][3]);
diff --git a/absl/strings/string_view.h b/absl/strings/string_view.h
index 55e80d62..b314bc34 100644
--- a/absl/strings/string_view.h
+++ b/absl/strings/string_view.h
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ class string_view {
   // stored elsewhere). Note that `string_view::data()` may contain embedded nul
   // characters, but the returned buffer may or may not be NUL-terminated;
   // therefore, do not pass `data()` to a routine that expects a NUL-terminated
-  // std::string.
+  // string.
   constexpr const_pointer data() const noexcept { return ptr_; }
 
   // Modifiers
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ class string_view {
   // string_view::remove_prefix()
   //
   // Removes the first `n` characters from the `string_view`. Note that the
-  // underlying std::string is not changed, only the view.
+  // underlying string is not changed, only the view.
   void remove_prefix(size_type n) {
     assert(n <= length_);
     ptr_ += n;
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ class string_view {
   // string_view::remove_suffix()
   //
   // Removes the last `n` characters from the `string_view`. Note that the
-  // underlying std::string is not changed, only the view.
+  // underlying string is not changed, only the view.
   void remove_suffix(size_type n) {
     assert(n <= length_);
     length_ -= n;
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ class string_view {
   //
   // Performs a lexicographical comparison between the `string_view` and
   // another `absl::string_view`, returning -1 if `this` is less than, 0 if
-  // `this` is equal to, and 1 if `this` is greater than the passed std::string
+  // `this` is equal to, and 1 if `this` is greater than the passed string
   // view. Note that in the case of data equality, a further comparison is made
   // on the respective sizes of the two `string_view`s to determine which is
   // smaller, equal, or greater.
@@ -420,17 +420,17 @@ class string_view {
   }
 
   // Overload of `string_view::compare()` for comparing a `string_view` and a
-  // a different  C-style std::string `s`.
+  // a different  C-style string `s`.
   int compare(const char* s) const { return compare(string_view(s)); }
 
   // Overload of `string_view::compare()` for comparing a substring of the
-  // `string_view` and a different std::string C-style std::string `s`.
+  // `string_view` and a different string C-style string `s`.
   int compare(size_type pos1, size_type count1, const char* s) const {
     return substr(pos1, count1).compare(string_view(s));
   }
 
   // Overload of `string_view::compare()` for comparing a substring of the
-  // `string_view` and a substring of a different C-style std::string `s`.
+  // `string_view` and a substring of a different C-style string `s`.
   int compare(size_type pos1, size_type count1, const char* s,
               size_type count2) const {
     return substr(pos1, count1).compare(string_view(s, count2));
diff --git a/absl/strings/string_view_test.cc b/absl/strings/string_view_test.cc
index cb6a758f..6ba06144 100644
--- a/absl/strings/string_view_test.cc
+++ b/absl/strings/string_view_test.cc
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ TEST(StringViewTest, STL2) {
   EXPECT_EQ(a.find(e, 17), 17);
   absl::string_view g("xx not found bb");
   EXPECT_EQ(a.find(g), absl::string_view::npos);
-  // empty std::string nonsense
+  // empty string nonsense
   EXPECT_EQ(d.find(b), absl::string_view::npos);
   EXPECT_EQ(e.find(b), absl::string_view::npos);
   EXPECT_EQ(d.find(b, 4), absl::string_view::npos);
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ TEST(StringViewTest, STL2) {
   EXPECT_EQ(g.find('o', 4), 4);
   EXPECT_EQ(g.find('o', 5), 8);
   EXPECT_EQ(a.find('b', 5), absl::string_view::npos);
-  // empty std::string nonsense
+  // empty string nonsense
   EXPECT_EQ(d.find('\0'), absl::string_view::npos);
   EXPECT_EQ(e.find('\0'), absl::string_view::npos);
   EXPECT_EQ(d.find('\0', 4), absl::string_view::npos);
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ TEST(StringViewTest, STL2) {
   EXPECT_EQ(e.rfind(b), absl::string_view::npos);
   EXPECT_EQ(d.rfind(b, 4), absl::string_view::npos);
   EXPECT_EQ(e.rfind(b, 7), absl::string_view::npos);
-  // empty std::string nonsense
+  // empty string nonsense
   EXPECT_EQ(d.rfind(d, 4), std::string().rfind(std::string()));
   EXPECT_EQ(e.rfind(d, 7), std::string().rfind(std::string()));
   EXPECT_EQ(d.rfind(e, 4), std::string().rfind(std::string()));
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ TEST(StringViewTest, STL2) {
   EXPECT_EQ(f.rfind('\0', 12), 3);
   EXPECT_EQ(f.rfind('3'), 2);
   EXPECT_EQ(f.rfind('5'), 5);
-  // empty std::string nonsense
+  // empty string nonsense
   EXPECT_EQ(d.rfind('o'), absl::string_view::npos);
   EXPECT_EQ(e.rfind('o'), absl::string_view::npos);
   EXPECT_EQ(d.rfind('o', 4), absl::string_view::npos);
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ TEST(StringViewTest, STL2FindFirst) {
   EXPECT_EQ(g.find_first_of(c), 0);
   EXPECT_EQ(a.find_first_of(f), absl::string_view::npos);
   EXPECT_EQ(f.find_first_of(a), absl::string_view::npos);
-  // empty std::string nonsense
+  // empty string nonsense
   EXPECT_EQ(a.find_first_of(d), absl::string_view::npos);
   EXPECT_EQ(a.find_first_of(e), absl::string_view::npos);
   EXPECT_EQ(d.find_first_of(b), absl::string_view::npos);
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ TEST(StringViewTest, STL2FindFirst) {
   EXPECT_EQ(a.find_first_not_of(f), 0);
   EXPECT_EQ(a.find_first_not_of(d), 0);
   EXPECT_EQ(a.find_first_not_of(e), 0);
-  // empty std::string nonsense
+  // empty string nonsense
   EXPECT_EQ(a.find_first_not_of(d), 0);
   EXPECT_EQ(a.find_first_not_of(e), 0);
   EXPECT_EQ(a.find_first_not_of(d, 1), 1);
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ TEST(StringViewTest, STL2FindFirst) {
   EXPECT_EQ(f.find_first_not_of('\0'), 0);
   EXPECT_EQ(f.find_first_not_of('\0', 3), 4);
   EXPECT_EQ(f.find_first_not_of('\0', 2), 2);
-  // empty std::string nonsense
+  // empty string nonsense
   EXPECT_EQ(d.find_first_not_of('x'), absl::string_view::npos);
   EXPECT_EQ(e.find_first_not_of('x'), absl::string_view::npos);
   EXPECT_EQ(d.find_first_not_of('\0'), absl::string_view::npos);
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ TEST(StringViewTest, STL2FindLast) {
   EXPECT_EQ(f.find_last_of(i, 5), 5);
   EXPECT_EQ(f.find_last_of(i, 6), 6);
   EXPECT_EQ(f.find_last_of(a, 4), absl::string_view::npos);
-  // empty std::string nonsense
+  // empty string nonsense
   EXPECT_EQ(f.find_last_of(d), absl::string_view::npos);
   EXPECT_EQ(f.find_last_of(e), absl::string_view::npos);
   EXPECT_EQ(f.find_last_of(d, 4), absl::string_view::npos);
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ TEST(StringViewTest, STL2FindLast) {
   EXPECT_EQ(a.find_last_not_of(c, 24), 22);
   EXPECT_EQ(a.find_last_not_of(b, 3), 3);
   EXPECT_EQ(a.find_last_not_of(b, 2), absl::string_view::npos);
-  // empty std::string nonsense
+  // empty string nonsense
   EXPECT_EQ(f.find_last_not_of(d), f.size()-1);
   EXPECT_EQ(f.find_last_not_of(e), f.size()-1);
   EXPECT_EQ(f.find_last_not_of(d, 4), 4);
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ TEST(StringViewTest, STL2FindLast) {
   EXPECT_EQ(h.find_last_not_of('x', 2), 2);
   EXPECT_EQ(h.find_last_not_of('=', 2), absl::string_view::npos);
   EXPECT_EQ(b.find_last_not_of('b', 1), 0);
-  // empty std::string nonsense
+  // empty string nonsense
   EXPECT_EQ(d.find_last_not_of('x'), absl::string_view::npos);
   EXPECT_EQ(e.find_last_not_of('x'), absl::string_view::npos);
   EXPECT_EQ(d.find_last_not_of('\0'), absl::string_view::npos);
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ TEST(StringViewTest, STL2Substr) {
   EXPECT_EQ(a.substr(23, 99), c);
   EXPECT_EQ(a.substr(0), a);
   EXPECT_EQ(a.substr(3, 2), "de");
-  // empty std::string nonsense
+  // empty string nonsense
   EXPECT_EQ(d.substr(0, 99), e);
   // use of npos
   EXPECT_EQ(a.substr(0, absl::string_view::npos), a);
@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@ TEST(StringViewTest, NULLInput) {
   EXPECT_EQ(s.size(), 0);
 
   // .ToString() on a absl::string_view with nullptr should produce the empty
-  // std::string.
+  // string.
   EXPECT_EQ("", std::string(s));
 #endif  // ABSL_HAVE_STRING_VIEW_FROM_NULLPTR
 }
@@ -977,7 +977,7 @@ TEST(StringViewTest, ConstexprCompiles) {
 
 #if defined(ABSL_USES_STD_STRING_VIEW)
   // In libstdc++ (as of 7.2), `std::string_view::string_view(const char*)`
-  // calls `std::char_traits<char>::length(const char*)` to get the std::string
+  // calls `std::char_traits<char>::length(const char*)` to get the string
   // length, but it is not marked constexpr yet. See GCC bug:
   // https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=78156
   // Also, there is a LWG issue that adds constexpr to length() which was just
@@ -1180,7 +1180,7 @@ TEST(FindOneCharTest, EdgeCases) {
 TEST(HugeStringView, TwoPointTwoGB) {
   if (sizeof(size_t) <= 4 || RunningOnValgrind())
     return;
-  // Try a huge std::string piece.
+  // Try a huge string piece.
   const size_t size = size_t{2200} * 1000 * 1000;
   std::string s(size, 'a');
   absl::string_view sp(s);
diff --git a/absl/strings/substitute.cc b/absl/strings/substitute.cc
index 5b69a3ef..1f3c7409 100644
--- a/absl/strings/substitute.cc
+++ b/absl/strings/substitute.cc
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ void SubstituteAndAppendArray(std::string* output, absl::string_view format,
       if (i + 1 >= format.size()) {
 #ifndef NDEBUG
         ABSL_RAW_LOG(FATAL,
-                     "Invalid absl::Substitute() format std::string: \"%s\".",
+                     "Invalid absl::Substitute() format string: \"%s\".",
                      absl::CEscape(format).c_str());
 #endif
         return;
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ void SubstituteAndAppendArray(std::string* output, absl::string_view format,
 #ifndef NDEBUG
           ABSL_RAW_LOG(
               FATAL,
-              "Invalid absl::Substitute() format std::string: asked for \"$"
-              "%d\", but only %d args were given.  Full format std::string was: "
+              "Invalid absl::Substitute() format string: asked for \"$"
+              "%d\", but only %d args were given.  Full format string was: "
               "\"%s\".",
               index, static_cast<int>(num_args), absl::CEscape(format).c_str());
 #endif
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ void SubstituteAndAppendArray(std::string* output, absl::string_view format,
       } else {
 #ifndef NDEBUG
         ABSL_RAW_LOG(FATAL,
-                     "Invalid absl::Substitute() format std::string: \"%s\".",
+                     "Invalid absl::Substitute() format string: \"%s\".",
                      absl::CEscape(format).c_str());
 #endif
         return;
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ void SubstituteAndAppendArray(std::string* output, absl::string_view format,
 
   if (size == 0) return;
 
-  // Build the std::string.
+  // Build the string.
   size_t original_size = output->size();
   strings_internal::STLStringResizeUninitialized(output, original_size + size);
   char* target = &(*output)[original_size];
diff --git a/absl/strings/substitute.h b/absl/strings/substitute.h
index 4d0984d3..e7b4c1e6 100644
--- a/absl/strings/substitute.h
+++ b/absl/strings/substitute.h
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ namespace substitute_internal {
 // This class has implicit constructors.
 class Arg {
  public:
-  // Overloads for std::string-y things
+  // Overloads for string-y things
   //
   // Explicitly overload `const char*` so the compiler doesn't cast to `bool`.
   Arg(const char* value)  // NOLINT(runtime/explicit)
@@ -360,13 +360,13 @@ inline void SubstituteAndAppend(
 void SubstituteAndAppend(std::string* output, const char* format)
     ABSL_BAD_CALL_IF(substitute_internal::PlaceholderBitmask(format) != 0,
                      "There were no substitution arguments "
-                     "but this format std::string has a $[0-9] in it");
+                     "but this format string has a $[0-9] in it");
 
 void SubstituteAndAppend(std::string* output, const char* format,
                          const substitute_internal::Arg& a0)
     ABSL_BAD_CALL_IF(substitute_internal::PlaceholderBitmask(format) != 1,
                      "There was 1 substitution argument given, but "
-                     "this format std::string is either missing its $0, or "
+                     "this format string is either missing its $0, or "
                      "contains one of $1-$9");
 
 void SubstituteAndAppend(std::string* output, const char* format,
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ void SubstituteAndAppend(std::string* output, const char* format,
                          const substitute_internal::Arg& a1)
     ABSL_BAD_CALL_IF(substitute_internal::PlaceholderBitmask(format) != 3,
                      "There were 2 substitution arguments given, but "
-                     "this format std::string is either missing its $0/$1, or "
+                     "this format string is either missing its $0/$1, or "
                      "contains one of $2-$9");
 
 void SubstituteAndAppend(std::string* output, const char* format,
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ void SubstituteAndAppend(std::string* output, const char* format,
                          const substitute_internal::Arg& a2)
     ABSL_BAD_CALL_IF(substitute_internal::PlaceholderBitmask(format) != 7,
                      "There were 3 substitution arguments given, but "
-                     "this format std::string is either missing its $0/$1/$2, or "
+                     "this format string is either missing its $0/$1/$2, or "
                      "contains one of $3-$9");
 
 void SubstituteAndAppend(std::string* output, const char* format,
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ void SubstituteAndAppend(std::string* output, const char* format,
                          const substitute_internal::Arg& a3)
     ABSL_BAD_CALL_IF(substitute_internal::PlaceholderBitmask(format) != 15,
                      "There were 4 substitution arguments given, but "
-                     "this format std::string is either missing its $0-$3, or "
+                     "this format string is either missing its $0-$3, or "
                      "contains one of $4-$9");
 
 void SubstituteAndAppend(std::string* output, const char* format,
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ void SubstituteAndAppend(std::string* output, const char* format,
                          const substitute_internal::Arg& a4)
     ABSL_BAD_CALL_IF(substitute_internal::PlaceholderBitmask(format) != 31,
                      "There were 5 substitution arguments given, but "
-                     "this format std::string is either missing its $0-$4, or "
+                     "this format string is either missing its $0-$4, or "
                      "contains one of $5-$9");
 
 void SubstituteAndAppend(std::string* output, const char* format,
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ void SubstituteAndAppend(std::string* output, const char* format,
                          const substitute_internal::Arg& a5)
     ABSL_BAD_CALL_IF(substitute_internal::PlaceholderBitmask(format) != 63,
                      "There were 6 substitution arguments given, but "
-                     "this format std::string is either missing its $0-$5, or "
+                     "this format string is either missing its $0-$5, or "
                      "contains one of $6-$9");
 
 void SubstituteAndAppend(
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ void SubstituteAndAppend(
     const substitute_internal::Arg& a5, const substitute_internal::Arg& a6)
     ABSL_BAD_CALL_IF(substitute_internal::PlaceholderBitmask(format) != 127,
                      "There were 7 substitution arguments given, but "
-                     "this format std::string is either missing its $0-$6, or "
+                     "this format string is either missing its $0-$6, or "
                      "contains one of $7-$9");
 
 void SubstituteAndAppend(
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ void SubstituteAndAppend(
     const substitute_internal::Arg& a7)
     ABSL_BAD_CALL_IF(substitute_internal::PlaceholderBitmask(format) != 255,
                      "There were 8 substitution arguments given, but "
-                     "this format std::string is either missing its $0-$7, or "
+                     "this format string is either missing its $0-$7, or "
                      "contains one of $8-$9");
 
 void SubstituteAndAppend(
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ void SubstituteAndAppend(
     ABSL_BAD_CALL_IF(
         substitute_internal::PlaceholderBitmask(format) != 511,
         "There were 9 substitution arguments given, but "
-        "this format std::string is either missing its $0-$8, or contains a $9");
+        "this format string is either missing its $0-$8, or contains a $9");
 
 void SubstituteAndAppend(
     std::string* output, const char* format, const substitute_internal::Arg& a0,
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ void SubstituteAndAppend(
     const substitute_internal::Arg& a9)
     ABSL_BAD_CALL_IF(substitute_internal::PlaceholderBitmask(format) != 1023,
                      "There were 10 substitution arguments given, but this "
-                     "format std::string doesn't contain all of $0 through $9");
+                     "format string doesn't contain all of $0 through $9");
 #endif  // ABSL_BAD_CALL_IF
 
 // Substitute()
@@ -586,19 +586,19 @@ ABSL_MUST_USE_RESULT inline std::string Substitute(
 std::string Substitute(const char* format)
     ABSL_BAD_CALL_IF(substitute_internal::PlaceholderBitmask(format) != 0,
                      "There were no substitution arguments "
-                     "but this format std::string has a $[0-9] in it");
+                     "but this format string has a $[0-9] in it");
 
 std::string Substitute(const char* format, const substitute_internal::Arg& a0)
     ABSL_BAD_CALL_IF(substitute_internal::PlaceholderBitmask(format) != 1,
                      "There was 1 substitution argument given, but "
-                     "this format std::string is either missing its $0, or "
+                     "this format string is either missing its $0, or "
                      "contains one of $1-$9");
 
 std::string Substitute(const char* format, const substitute_internal::Arg& a0,
                        const substitute_internal::Arg& a1)
     ABSL_BAD_CALL_IF(substitute_internal::PlaceholderBitmask(format) != 3,
                      "There were 2 substitution arguments given, but "
-                     "this format std::string is either missing its $0/$1, or "
+                     "this format string is either missing its $0/$1, or "
                      "contains one of $2-$9");
 
 std::string Substitute(const char* format, const substitute_internal::Arg& a0,
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ std::string Substitute(const char* format, const substitute_internal::Arg& a0,
                        const substitute_internal::Arg& a2)
     ABSL_BAD_CALL_IF(substitute_internal::PlaceholderBitmask(format) != 7,
                      "There were 3 substitution arguments given, but "
-                     "this format std::string is either missing its $0/$1/$2, or "
+                     "this format string is either missing its $0/$1/$2, or "
                      "contains one of $3-$9");
 
 std::string Substitute(const char* format, const substitute_internal::Arg& a0,
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ std::string Substitute(const char* format, const substitute_internal::Arg& a0,
                        const substitute_internal::Arg& a3)
     ABSL_BAD_CALL_IF(substitute_internal::PlaceholderBitmask(format) != 15,
                      "There were 4 substitution arguments given, but "
-                     "this format std::string is either missing its $0-$3, or "
+                     "this format string is either missing its $0-$3, or "
                      "contains one of $4-$9");
 
 std::string Substitute(const char* format, const substitute_internal::Arg& a0,
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ std::string Substitute(const char* format, const substitute_internal::Arg& a0,
                        const substitute_internal::Arg& a4)
     ABSL_BAD_CALL_IF(substitute_internal::PlaceholderBitmask(format) != 31,
                      "There were 5 substitution arguments given, but "
-                     "this format std::string is either missing its $0-$4, or "
+                     "this format string is either missing its $0-$4, or "
                      "contains one of $5-$9");
 
 std::string Substitute(const char* format, const substitute_internal::Arg& a0,
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ std::string Substitute(const char* format, const substitute_internal::Arg& a0,
                        const substitute_internal::Arg& a5)
     ABSL_BAD_CALL_IF(substitute_internal::PlaceholderBitmask(format) != 63,
                      "There were 6 substitution arguments given, but "
-                     "this format std::string is either missing its $0-$5, or "
+                     "this format string is either missing its $0-$5, or "
                      "contains one of $6-$9");
 
 std::string Substitute(const char* format, const substitute_internal::Arg& a0,
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ std::string Substitute(const char* format, const substitute_internal::Arg& a0,
                        const substitute_internal::Arg& a6)
     ABSL_BAD_CALL_IF(substitute_internal::PlaceholderBitmask(format) != 127,
                      "There were 7 substitution arguments given, but "
-                     "this format std::string is either missing its $0-$6, or "
+                     "this format string is either missing its $0-$6, or "
                      "contains one of $7-$9");
 
 std::string Substitute(const char* format, const substitute_internal::Arg& a0,
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ std::string Substitute(const char* format, const substitute_internal::Arg& a0,
                        const substitute_internal::Arg& a7)
     ABSL_BAD_CALL_IF(substitute_internal::PlaceholderBitmask(format) != 255,
                      "There were 8 substitution arguments given, but "
-                     "this format std::string is either missing its $0-$7, or "
+                     "this format string is either missing its $0-$7, or "
                      "contains one of $8-$9");
 
 std::string Substitute(
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ std::string Substitute(
     ABSL_BAD_CALL_IF(
         substitute_internal::PlaceholderBitmask(format) != 511,
         "There were 9 substitution arguments given, but "
-        "this format std::string is either missing its $0-$8, or contains a $9");
+        "this format string is either missing its $0-$8, or contains a $9");
 
 std::string Substitute(
     const char* format, const substitute_internal::Arg& a0,
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ std::string Substitute(
     const substitute_internal::Arg& a9)
     ABSL_BAD_CALL_IF(substitute_internal::PlaceholderBitmask(format) != 1023,
                      "There were 10 substitution arguments given, but this "
-                     "format std::string doesn't contain all of $0 through $9");
+                     "format string doesn't contain all of $0 through $9");
 #endif  // ABSL_BAD_CALL_IF
 
 ABSL_NAMESPACE_END
diff --git a/absl/strings/substitute_test.cc b/absl/strings/substitute_test.cc
index 450cd2bc..442c9215 100644
--- a/absl/strings/substitute_test.cc
+++ b/absl/strings/substitute_test.cc
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ TEST(SubstituteTest, Substitute) {
   str = absl::Substitute("$0", char_buf);
   EXPECT_EQ("print me too", str);
 
-  // null char* is "doubly" special. Represented as the empty std::string.
+  // null char* is "doubly" special. Represented as the empty string.
   char_p = nullptr;
   str = absl::Substitute("$0", char_p);
   EXPECT_EQ("", str);
@@ -189,14 +189,14 @@ TEST(SubstituteTest, VectorBoolRef) {
 TEST(SubstituteDeathTest, SubstituteDeath) {
   EXPECT_DEBUG_DEATH(
       static_cast<void>(absl::Substitute(absl::string_view("-$2"), "a", "b")),
-      "Invalid absl::Substitute\\(\\) format std::string: asked for \"\\$2\", "
+      "Invalid absl::Substitute\\(\\) format string: asked for \"\\$2\", "
       "but only 2 args were given.");
   EXPECT_DEBUG_DEATH(
       static_cast<void>(absl::Substitute(absl::string_view("-$z-"))),
-      "Invalid absl::Substitute\\(\\) format std::string: \"-\\$z-\"");
+      "Invalid absl::Substitute\\(\\) format string: \"-\\$z-\"");
   EXPECT_DEBUG_DEATH(
       static_cast<void>(absl::Substitute(absl::string_view("-$"))),
-      "Invalid absl::Substitute\\(\\) format std::string: \"-\\$\"");
+      "Invalid absl::Substitute\\(\\) format string: \"-\\$\"");
 }
 
 #endif  // GTEST_HAS_DEATH_TEST