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ANGLE BRACKET
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Dictionary entry overview: What does angle bracket mean?
• ANGLE BRACKET (noun)
The noun ANGLE BRACKET has 2 senses:
1. either of two punctuation marks ('<' or '>') used in computer programming and sometimes used to enclose textual material
Familiarity information: ANGLE BRACKET used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Either of two punctuation marks ('<' or '>') used in computer programming and sometimes used to enclose textual material
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
angle bracket; bracket
Hypernyms ("angle bracket" is a kind of...):
punctuation; punctuation mark (the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An L-shaped metal bracket
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
angle bracket; angle iron
Hypernyms ("angle bracket" is a kind of...):
bracket; wall bracket (a support projecting from a wall (as to hold a shelf))
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