English Explanatory Dictionary

escape character

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

escape character escape characters

Etymology

From escape + character.

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