angle bracket meaning

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Noun: angle bracket  'anggul 'brakit
  1. Either of two punctuation marks ('<' or '>') used in computer programming and sometimes used to enclose textual material
    - bracket 
  2. An L-shaped metal bracket
    - angle iron

Derived forms: angle brackets

Type of: bracket, punctuation, punctuation mark, wall bracket

Encyclopedia: Angle bracket


[Architecture]

A projecting bracket which is not at right angles to the wall.


[Computer]
<character> Either of the characters "<" (less-than, ASCII 60) and ">" (greater-than, ASCII 62). Typographers in the Real World use angle brackets which are either taller and slimmer (the ISO "Bra" and "Ket" characters), or significantly smaller (single or double guillemets) than the less-than and greater-than signs.

See broket.

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  1. tag, and then type a left angle bracket
  2. represents the left angle bracket and slash mark
  3. represents the opening angle bracket
  4. method, which does not write the closing angle bracket
  5. type a slash mark and a right angle bracket

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