angle bracket

Noun
Synonyms: bracketangle bracketangle iron

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. either of two punctuation marks (`<&#039; or `>') used in computer programming and sometimes used to enclose textual materialSynonyms: bracketangle bracket
  2. an L-shaped metal bracketSynonyms: angle bracketangle iron
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Free On-line Dictionary of Computing

angle bracket

<character> 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)

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