[syn: angle bracket, angle iron]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
angle bracket
n 1: either of two punctuation marks (`<' or `>') used in
computer programming and sometimes used to enclose textual
material [syn: bracket, angle bracket]
2: an L-shaped metal bracket [syn: angle bracket, angle
iron]
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):
angle bracket
Either of the characters "<" (less-than, ASCII
60) and ">" (greater-than, ASCII 62). Typographers in the
Real World use angle brackets which are either taller and
slimmer (the ISO "Bra" and "Ket" characters), or
significantly smaller (single or double guillemets) than the
less-than and greater-than signs.
See broket.
(1995-11-24)