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delimiter

delimiter

1 5.9
A character or symbol that separates items in text and data files
  • noun
  • /dɪˈlɪmɪtər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : delimitador
  • The text file uses a tab character as a delimiter to indicate different fields of data.
  • delimiter type

But, but more fundamentally, it is essential to understand that these terms do not have useful sharp delimiters.

Examples

  • Intrusions are pauses that occur within words or between words not separated by text delimiters (i.e., commas, periods, and other punctuation).

    Academic text (2013)

  • So that's the delimiter of the string.

  • We use a tab character (t) as a field delimiter.

    Blog text (13)

  • If any data-type qualification is given, a delimiter must follow and precede the body.

    Academic text (1997)

  • For notational convenience, we present names like URIs with '/' characters separating components, as in Figure 3, but these delimiters are not part of the names and are not included in the packet encodings.

    Academic text (2012)

  • In programming, a comma is often used as a delimiter to separate values in a list.

  • When analyzing data, it is important to choose a suitable delimiter so that the information can be properly parsed.

Synonyms

separator
vsdelimiter
3 3.4

A thing that keeps two areas apart, like a curtain or a mark in text

is specific to characters or sequences used to separate data elements in computing
delim
vsdelimiter
  • Jargon
9.9

A character that separates items in text like a comma

is written as the full technical term rather than an abbreviation

Surface Forms

delimiter singular
delimiters plural

Morphology

delimiter = delimit (semi-transparent) = de + limit + er

The noun is a regular instrument or agent formation from the verb 'delimit': a delimiter is something that delimits.

Etymology

Delimiter comes from Latin parts de- and limen, where limen means 'threshold' or 'border' and is the same root as the English word limit. So a delimiter is like a small border or gate that separates items, which is why it marks the boundary between pieces of data.