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Metacharacter, the Glossary

A metacharacter is a character that has a special meaning to a computer program, such as a shell interpreter or a regular expression (regex) engine.^[1]

28 relations: Ampersand, Backtick, Character encodings in HTML, Cmd.exe, Command substitution, Delimiter, Escape character, Greater-than sign, HTML, Less-than sign, Markup language, Microsoft, MS-DOS, Percent sign, Perl Compatible Regular Expressions, Printf, Programming language, Quotation mark, Redirection (computing), Semicolon, SQL, String (computer science), The Open Group, Underscore, Unix shell, Wildcard character, World Wide Web Consortium, XML.
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Ampersand

The ampersand, also known as the and sign, is the logogram, representing the conjunction "and".

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Backtick

The backtick is a typographical mark used mainly in computing.

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While Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) has been in use since 1991, HTML 4.0 from December 1997 was the first standardized version where international characters were given reasonably complete treatment.

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Cmd.exe

Command Prompt, also known as cmd.exe or cmd, is the default command-line interpreter for the OS/2, eComStation, ArcaOS, Microsoft Windows (Windows NT family and Windows CE family), and ReactOS operating systems.

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Command substitution

In computing, command substitution is a facility that allows a command to be run and its output to be pasted back on the command line as arguments to another command. Metacharacter and command substitution are programming language topics.

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Delimiter

A delimiter is a sequence of one or more characters for specifying the boundary between separate, independent regions in plain text, mathematical expressions or other data streams. Metacharacter and delimiter are Pattern matching.

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Escape character

In computing and telecommunication, an escape character is a character that invokes an alternative interpretation on the following characters in a character sequence. Metacharacter and escape character are Pattern matching.

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Greater-than sign

The greater-than sign is a mathematical symbol that denotes an inequality between two values.

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HTML

Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) is the standard markup language for documents designed to be displayed in a web browser.

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Less-than sign

The less-than sign is a mathematical symbol that denotes an inequality between two values.

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Markup language

A markup language is a text-encoding system which specifies the structure and formatting of a document and potentially the relationship between its parts. Metacharacter and markup language are formal languages.

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Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Redmond, Washington.

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MS-DOS

MS-DOS (acronym for Microsoft Disk Operating System, also known as Microsoft DOS) is an operating system for x86-based personal computers mostly developed by Microsoft.

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Percent sign

The percent sign (sometimes per cent sign in British English) is the symbol used to indicate a percentage, a number or ratio as a fraction of 100.

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Perl Compatible Regular Expressions

Perl Compatible Regular Expressions (PCRE) is a library written in C, which implements a regular expression engine, inspired by the capabilities of the Perl programming language. Metacharacter and Perl Compatible Regular Expressions are Pattern matching.

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Printf

printf is a C standard library function that formats text and writes it to standard output.

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Programming language

A programming language is a system of notation for writing computer programs.

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Quotation mark

Quotation marks are punctuation marks used in pairs in various writing systems to identify direct speech, a quotation, or a phrase.

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Redirection (computing)

In computing, redirection is a form of interprocess communication, and is a function common to most command-line interpreters, including the various Unix shells that can redirect standard streams to user-specified locations.

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Semicolon

The semicolon (or semi-colon) is a symbol commonly used as orthographic punctuation.

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SQL

Structured Query Language (SQL) (pronounced S-Q-L; historically "sequel") is a domain-specific language used to manage data, especially in a relational database management system (RDBMS).

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String (computer science)

In computer programming, a string is traditionally a sequence of characters, either as a literal constant or as some kind of variable. Metacharacter and string (computer science) are formal languages.

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The Open Group

The Open Group is a global consortium that seeks to "enable the achievement of business objectives" by developing "open, vendor-neutral technology standards and certifications." It has 900+ member organizations and provides a number of services, including strategy, management, innovation and research, standards, certification, and test development.

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Underscore

An underscore or underline is a line drawn under a segment of text.

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Unix shell

A Unix shell is a command-line interpreter or shell that provides a command line user interface for Unix-like operating systems.

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Wildcard character

In software, a wildcard character is a kind of placeholder represented by a single character, such as an asterisk, which can be interpreted as a number of literal characters or an empty string. Metacharacter and wildcard character are Pattern matching.

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World Wide Web Consortium

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is the main international standards organization for the World Wide Web.

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XML

Extensible Markup Language (XML) is a markup language and file format for storing, transmitting, and reconstructing arbitrary data.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metacharacter

Also known as Meta Character, Meta-character, Meta-characters, Metacharacters.