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  • W Worried Brown Eyes

    We realized we didn't have a succinct name for something today & wondered if anyone else had. These are bracket () These are braces or curly brackets {} These are quotation marks "" But these are less-than, greater-than signs <> Hardly rolls off the tongue, does it? How about pointy brackets? [EDIT] I mean when used as a pair (eg in HTML tags) - individually, the names are fine What do you think/use? Regards, Stewart

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    Rhuros
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    I've always called them angled or angle brackets in the context of a HTML tag for example.

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    • W Worried Brown Eyes

      We realized we didn't have a succinct name for something today & wondered if anyone else had. These are bracket () These are braces or curly brackets {} These are quotation marks "" But these are less-than, greater-than signs <> Hardly rolls off the tongue, does it? How about pointy brackets? [EDIT] I mean when used as a pair (eg in HTML tags) - individually, the names are fine What do you think/use? Regards, Stewart

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      Lost User
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      Chevrons or angle brackets[^].

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      • A Argonia

        The > sigh combined with the minus symbol (-) become the great and powerful symbol of pointer.

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        Johnny J
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        >- Doesn't look like anything special to me... :confused: But if you combine it with another > and an o, you get this: >->o

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        • W Worried Brown Eyes

          We realized we didn't have a succinct name for something today & wondered if anyone else had. These are bracket () These are braces or curly brackets {} These are quotation marks "" But these are less-than, greater-than signs <> Hardly rolls off the tongue, does it? How about pointy brackets? [EDIT] I mean when used as a pair (eg in HTML tags) - individually, the names are fine What do you think/use? Regards, Stewart

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          Keith Barrow
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          Angle brackets.

          PB 369,783 wrote:

          I just find him very unlikeable, and I think the way he looks like a prettier version of his Mum is very disturbing.[^]

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            Angle brackets.

            PB 369,783 wrote:

            I just find him very unlikeable, and I think the way he looks like a prettier version of his Mum is very disturbing.[^]

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            Worried Brown Eyes
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            Cheers Looks like angle brackets is the way forward - I'm just staggered it has taken me over 15 years of using them to realize I didn't have a name for them. Also slightly embarrassed not to have thought of Googling :-O Regards, Stewart

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            • W Worried Brown Eyes

              We realized we didn't have a succinct name for something today & wondered if anyone else had. These are bracket () These are braces or curly brackets {} These are quotation marks "" But these are less-than, greater-than signs <> Hardly rolls off the tongue, does it? How about pointy brackets? [EDIT] I mean when used as a pair (eg in HTML tags) - individually, the names are fine What do you think/use? Regards, Stewart

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              Lost User
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              Stewart Judson wrote:

              These are bracket ()

              No, they are parentheses. These [] are brackets.

              Stewart Judson wrote:

              These are braces or curly brackets {}

              Braces, or curly braces.

              Stewart Judson wrote:

              These are quotation marks ""

              Strictly speaking they are double quotation marks, as opposed to the single ones.

              Stewart Judson wrote:

              But these are less-than, greater-than signs <>

              But used as quotation marks in some cultures.

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              • J Johnny J

                >- Doesn't look like anything special to me... :confused: But if you combine it with another > and an o, you get this: >->o

                Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
                Anonymous
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                The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
                Winston Churchill, 1944
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                I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
                Me, all the time

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                :OMG: You killed Kenny! You B'Stard!

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                • J Johnny J

                  >- Doesn't look like anything special to me... :confused: But if you combine it with another > and an o, you get this: >->o

                  Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
                  Anonymous
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                  The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
                  Winston Churchill, 1944
                  -----
                  I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
                  Me, all the time

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                  Argonia
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                  I was talking about that great sign "->" Edit: Your cat Ramses is really cute :)

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                  • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                    :OMG: You killed Kenny! You B'Stard!

                    Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952) Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)

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                    Argonia
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                    Don't worry we gonna use the 7 dragon ba*ls to resurrect him. He should be used to dying once in a while

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                    • W Worried Brown Eyes

                      We realized we didn't have a succinct name for something today & wondered if anyone else had. These are bracket () These are braces or curly brackets {} These are quotation marks "" But these are less-than, greater-than signs <> Hardly rolls off the tongue, does it? How about pointy brackets? [EDIT] I mean when used as a pair (eg in HTML tags) - individually, the names are fine What do you think/use? Regards, Stewart

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                      S Houghtelin
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                      Depends on how I use them. Angle brackets if used to enclose code, text or HTML. Less than or greater than if used in a conditional statement. Left fish, right fish according to my daughter. :)

                      It was broke, so I fixed it.

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                      • A Argonia

                        I was talking about that great sign "->" Edit: Your cat Ramses is really cute :)

                        Microsoft ... the only place where VARIANT_TRUE != true

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                        Johnny J
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                        Argonia wrote:

                        Your cat Ramses is really cute

                        Thanks! Actually, I have TWO cats that are all white and have odd eyes (and a red one with normal yellow eyes)... You might think that I was collecting them... :-D Proof[^] It's Ramses on the right, Curry is the red one and Iris on the left. She's the youngest of them, but she's regularly beating up the two guys... :laugh:

                        Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
                        Anonymous
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                        The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
                        Winston Churchill, 1944
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                        I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
                        Me, all the time

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                        • J Johnny J

                          Argonia wrote:

                          Your cat Ramses is really cute

                          Thanks! Actually, I have TWO cats that are all white and have odd eyes (and a red one with normal yellow eyes)... You might think that I was collecting them... :-D Proof[^] It's Ramses on the right, Curry is the red one and Iris on the left. She's the youngest of them, but she's regularly beating up the two guys... :laugh:

                          Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
                          Anonymous
                          -----
                          The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
                          Winston Churchill, 1944
                          -----
                          I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
                          Me, all the time

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                          Argonia
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                          They all are cuties.

                          Johnny J. wrote:

                          She's the youngest of them, but she's regularly beating up the two guys...

                          :thumbsup: Good girl, that's right you are in charge :) What is this strange mark or number in their ears ? We should ask Bob to put a cat smiley in here.

                          Microsoft ... the only place where VARIANT_TRUE != true

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                          • W Worried Brown Eyes

                            We realized we didn't have a succinct name for something today & wondered if anyone else had. These are bracket () These are braces or curly brackets {} These are quotation marks "" But these are less-than, greater-than signs <> Hardly rolls off the tongue, does it? How about pointy brackets? [EDIT] I mean when used as a pair (eg in HTML tags) - individually, the names are fine What do you think/use? Regards, Stewart

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                            BotCar
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                            Some people call them "less" and "great"[^] or "wahka"[^], apparently.

                            What is this talk of release? I do not release software. My software escapes leaving a bloody trail of designers and quality assurance people in its wake.

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                            • A Argonia

                              They all are cuties.

                              Johnny J. wrote:

                              She's the youngest of them, but she's regularly beating up the two guys...

                              :thumbsup: Good girl, that's right you are in charge :) What is this strange mark or number in their ears ? We should ask Bob to put a cat smiley in here.

                              Microsoft ... the only place where VARIANT_TRUE != true

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                              Johnny J
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                              Argonia wrote:

                              What is this strange mark or number in their ears ?

                              A tattoo with an ID number in case they should get lost (they won't, because the are all indoor cats, but it good to be on the safe side). It was normal before to do that, and the numbers are registered in case it should be necessary to identify them. Nowadays, cats are marked with a chip under the skin - which is better, because it hurts less when they are marked.

                              Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
                              Anonymous
                              -----
                              The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
                              Winston Churchill, 1944
                              -----
                              I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
                              Me, all the time

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                                Argonia wrote:

                                What is this strange mark or number in their ears ?

                                A tattoo with an ID number in case they should get lost (they won't, because the are all indoor cats, but it good to be on the safe side). It was normal before to do that, and the numbers are registered in case it should be necessary to identify them. Nowadays, cats are marked with a chip under the skin - which is better, because it hurts less when they are marked.

                                Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
                                Anonymous
                                -----
                                The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
                                Winston Churchill, 1944
                                -----
                                I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
                                Me, all the time

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                                Argonia
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                                I heard about the chip. Currently my kitties don't have, but i ever leave for somewhere with them(i really hope so) they will get one. I never saw or even heard about putting tattoos in their ears. We have no laws about identifying lost cats.

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                                • A Argonia

                                  I heard about the chip. Currently my kitties don't have, but i ever leave for somewhere with them(i really hope so) they will get one. I never saw or even heard about putting tattoos in their ears. We have no laws about identifying lost cats.

                                  Microsoft ... the only place where VARIANT_TRUE != true

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                                  Johnny J
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                                  It's not a law here either, but good practise. Another advantage with the chip over the tattoo is that the chip is always readable. The tattoo behaves just like a human tattoo - it flows out and becomes less readable over time...

                                  Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
                                  Anonymous
                                  -----
                                  The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
                                  Winston Churchill, 1944
                                  -----
                                  I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
                                  Me, all the time

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                                  • J Johnny J

                                    Stewart Judson wrote:

                                    What do you call yours?

                                    Personally, I don't have a name for it, but I'll check with the missus and let you know... :rolleyes:

                                    Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
                                    Anonymous
                                    -----
                                    The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
                                    Winston Churchill, 1944
                                    -----
                                    I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
                                    Me, all the time

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                                    V 0
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                                    She calls mine BIG. ;P

                                    V.
                                    (MQOTD rules and previous solutions)

                                    OriginalGriff wrote:

                                    V is absolutely right

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                                    • W Worried Brown Eyes

                                      We realized we didn't have a succinct name for something today & wondered if anyone else had. These are bracket () These are braces or curly brackets {} These are quotation marks "" But these are less-than, greater-than signs <> Hardly rolls off the tongue, does it? How about pointy brackets? [EDIT] I mean when used as a pair (eg in HTML tags) - individually, the names are fine What do you think/use? Regards, Stewart

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                                      Marc A Brown
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                                      {} braces [] brackets () parentheses <> acute braces

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                                      • W Worried Brown Eyes

                                        We realized we didn't have a succinct name for something today & wondered if anyone else had. These are bracket () These are braces or curly brackets {} These are quotation marks "" But these are less-than, greater-than signs <> Hardly rolls off the tongue, does it? How about pointy brackets? [EDIT] I mean when used as a pair (eg in HTML tags) - individually, the names are fine What do you think/use? Regards, Stewart

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                                        JimmyRopes
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                                        Stewart Judson wrote:

                                        What do you call yours?

                                        That is a rather personal question. :-D

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                                        • J Johnny J

                                          Argonia wrote:

                                          Your cat Ramses is really cute

                                          Thanks! Actually, I have TWO cats that are all white and have odd eyes (and a red one with normal yellow eyes)... You might think that I was collecting them... :-D Proof[^] It's Ramses on the right, Curry is the red one and Iris on the left. She's the youngest of them, but she's regularly beating up the two guys... :laugh:

                                          Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
                                          Anonymous
                                          -----
                                          The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
                                          Winston Churchill, 1944
                                          -----
                                          I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
                                          Me, all the time

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                                          David C Hobbyist
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                                          Please reorder the books on the bookcase. :)

                                          David

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