escape character
A single metacharacter, usually a control code, which in a sequence of characters…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.
Meaning
1 sensesA 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.
In the C programming language, the backslash is an escape character; for example, \n represents a newline.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From escape + character.From escape + character.
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Forms
plural: escape characters| Singular | escape character |
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See also
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