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Delimiter - 3 dictionary results

de⋅lim⋅it⋅er

  [di-lim-i-ter]
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–noun Computers.
a blank space, comma, or other character or symbol that indicates the beginning or end of a character string, word, or data item.
Origin:
1960–65; delimit + -er 1
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de·lim·it·er   (dĭ-lĭm'ĭ-tər)   
n.   Computer Science
A character or sequence of characters marking the beginning or end of a unit of data.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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delimiter character
A character or string used to separate, or mark the start and end of, items of data in, e.g., a database, source code, or text file.
See also: record.
(2001-03-16)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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