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From: iannucci@sjuvax.UUCP (iannucci)
Newsgroups: net.nlang
Subject: Re: question about names for symbols
Message-ID: <1190@sjuvax.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 8-Jul-85 22:00:32 EDT
Article-I.D.: sjuvax.1190
Posted: Mon Jul  8 22:00:32 1985
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References: <2041@iddic.UUCP> <7333@watdaisy.UUCP>
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Organization: St. Joseph's University, Phila. PA.
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>In article <2041@iddic.UUCP> rick@iddic.UUCP (Rick Coates) writes:
>>What names are in use for the non-alpha characters in the ASCII code?

>	` - "back quote"
             This is sometimes called a `grave accent`  also, I believe.

>	| - "pipe"
             The technical name for this is 'vertical bar'

> 	^ - "up arrow"/"caret"/"pointer"
             The technical name for this is 'circumflex'

>	( - "brackets"
            I think most people would call these parentheses.

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