Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

escape character

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.51 in modern English

Syllables
es-cape char-ac-ter
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A single metacharacter, usually a control code, which in a sequence of characters signifies that what is to follow takes an alternative interpretation. The term escape sequence refers to the escape character and the subsequent character or characters so modified.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From escape + character.

Inflected Forms

escape characters (plural)

Questions

What does escape character mean?
A single metacharacter, usually a control code, which in a sequence of characters signifies that what is to follow takes an alternative interpretation. The term escape sequence refers to the escape character and the subsequent character or characters so modified.
Where does escape character come from?
From escape + character.

How to pronounce escape character

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