angle brackets n.
Either of the characters < (ASCII
0111100) and > (ASCII 0111110) (ASCII less-than or
greater-than signs). 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, ASCII.
Either of the characters < (ASCII
0111100) and > (ASCII 0111110) (ASCII less-than or
greater-than signs). 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, ASCII.
Related:
- angle brackets: n. Either of the characters `<' (ASCII
0111100) and `>' (ASCII 0111110) (ASCII less-than or
greater-than signs).
Typographers in the {Real World} use angle brackets... - Common: percent; <percent sign>; mod; grapes.
Rare: [double-oh-seven]. & Common: <ampersand>... - broket /broh'k*t/ or /broh'ket`/ n.
[rare; by
analogy with `bracket':
a `broken bracket'] Either of the characters <... - ASCII /as'kee/ n.
[originally an acronym (American
Standard Code for Information Interchange) but now merely
conventional] The predominant character set encoding of present-day
computers.
The standard version uses 7 bits for each character... - broket: /broh'k*t/ or /broh'ket`/ [by analogy with `bracket':
a `broken bracket'] n. Either of the characters... - bit-paired keyboard n.,obs.
(alt. `bit-shift
keyboard') A non-standard keyboard layout that seems to have
originated with the Teletype ASR-33 and remained common for several
years on early computer equipment.
The ASR-33 was a mechanical device (see EOU), so... - ASCIIbetical order: /as'kee-be'-t*-kl or'dr/ adj.,n.
Used to indicate that data is sorted in ASCII collated... - BUAF // n.
[abbreviation, from alt.fan.warlord] Big
Ugly ASCII Font -
a special form of ASCII art. Various programs exist... - BUAF: // [abbreviation, from alt.fan.warlord] n. Big
Ugly ASCII Font -
a special form of {ASCII art}. Various programs...
