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Noun Concept
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escape character  escape  \"  \'  \e
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In computing and telecommunication, an escape character is a character that invokes an alternative interpretation on the following characters in a character sequence. Wikipedia
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In computing and telecommunication, an escape character is a character that invokes an alternative interpretation on the following characters in a character sequence. Wikipedia
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. Wiktionary
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In the C programming language, the backslash is an escape character; for example, '\n' represents a newline. Wiktionary
IS A
metacharacter
HAS KIND
ANSI escape code
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string literal
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escape character
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escape character
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escape character
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\", \', \e, \x1B, ASCII 27, Character escaping, escape (programming), Escape char, escape characters, Escape symbol, U+001B, ␛

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