- angle bracket
- noun Date: circa 1956 bracket 3b
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angle bracket
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angle bracket — angle ,bracket noun count either of a pair of symbols < or >, used to surround words, numbers, or other symbols, especially in instructions for a computer … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
angle bracket — noun 1. either of two punctuation marks ( < or > ) used in computer programming and sometimes used to enclose textual material • Syn: ↑bracket • Derivationally related forms: ↑bracket (for: ↑bracket) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
angle bracket — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms angle bracket : singular angle bracket plural angle brackets either of a pair of symbols < or >, used to surround words, numbers, or other symbols, especially in instructions for a computer … English dictionary
angle bracket — /ˈæŋgəl brækət/ (say angguhl brakuht) noun 1. an L shaped metal bracket used to support a shelf, etc. 2. See bracket (def. 6a) …
angle bracket — one of two marks < or > used in printing to enclose parenthetical matter, interpolations, etc. [1955 60] * * * … Universalium
angle bracket — noun a) Either of the two inequality signs of ASCII, < and >, when used as brackets in markup languages like HTML. b) Either of a pair of symbols, ⟨ and ⟩, used to enclose text in various technical contexts, and in mathematical formulas to… … Wiktionary
angle bracket — noun 1》 either of a pair of marks in the form <>, used to enclose words or figures so as to separate them from their context … English new terms dictionary
Bracket — 〈 redirects here. It is not to be confused with く, a Japanese kana. This article is about bracketing punctuation marks. For other uses, see Bracket (disambiguation). Due to technical restrictions, titles like :) redirect here. For typographical… … Wikipedia
Bracket (mathematics) — In mathematics, various typographical forms of brackets are frequently used in mathematical notation such as parentheses ( ), square brackets [ ] , curly brackets { }, and angle brackets < >. In the typical use, a mathematical expression is… … Wikipedia
bracket — I. noun Etymology: perhaps from Middle French braguette codpiece, from diminutive of brague breeches, from Old Occitan braga, from Latin braca, of Celtic origin more at breech Date: 1580 1. an overhanging member that projects from a structure (as … New Collegiate Dictionary
