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<character> '"' ASCII character 34. Often used in programming languages to delimit strings. In Unix shells and Perl it delimits a string inside which variable substitution may occur.
Common names: quote. Rare: literal mark; double-glitch; ITU-T: quotation marks; ITU-T: dieresis; dirk; INTERCAL: rabbit-ears; double prime.
(1995-03-28)
Nearby terms: doubled sig « double-duplex « double-ended queue « double quote » doubly linked list » DOUGLAS » Douglas Engelbart
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