Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site sjuvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!sjuvax!iannucci 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 Date-Received: Fri, 12-Jul-85 03:54:10 EDT References: <2041@iddic.UUCP> <7333@watdaisy.UUCP> Reply-To: iannucci@sjuvax.UUCP (iannucci) Distribution: net Organization: St. Joseph's University, Phila. PA. Lines: 20 Summary: >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. -- If I could walk THAT way... Dave Iannucci @ St. Joseph's University, Philadelphia [40 00' N 75 15' W] {{ihnp4 | ucbvax}!allegra | {psuvax1}!burdvax | astrovax}!sjuvax!iannucci