[plug] Non Linux Qn: Names of funny characters

[Bret Busby]

Steve Grasso wrote:
> 
> And my 0.005 cents worth are in chevrons:
> 
> On Mon, 30 Apr 2001, James Bromberger wrote:
> >
> >
> > I added one in double angle brackets:
> >
> > On Mon, Apr 30, 2001 at 09:20:46PM +0800, Beau Kuiper wrote:
> > > > > ! - ? "Exclamation mark."
> > > > > @ - ?

This one, as far as I know, is simply described as "the at symbol"

> > > > > # - octothorpe (!) HASH

No, # is the hash symbol, ! is the exclamation mark.

> > > > > $ - ? "dollar sign"
> > > > > % - ? "percentage sign"
> > > > > ^ - circumflex, carat
> > > > > & - ampersnad AMPERSAND
> > > > > * - asterisk
> > > > > | - ?  <<pipe>>

"pipe" is a term that is usually specific to usage within an operating
system, such as UNIX, and Linux.

The character, from my experience, is described as "a vertical bar"

> > > > > \/ - ? "slashes"

The first of the two, is generally described as a backslash, and, the
second, as a slash.

> > > > > () - parenthesis

These are generally described as brackets.

> > > > > [] - ? BRACKETS

These are generally described as "square brackets".

> > > > > {} - ? BRACES

These are generally described as "curly brackets"

> > > > > >< - ?   

These are the "greater than", and, "less than", symbols, respectively.

               <<<<CHEVRON>>>>

Chevron, is generally, >> , to denote a corporal (army NCO rank).

> > > > > ... - ? (in typesetting books this is acually a special char) ELLIPSIS