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altmode

altmode noun: an escape character used as a data terminator in certain systems, sometimes displayed on screen as a dollar sign.

Noun

altmode (plural altmodes)

  1. (historical) An escape character used as a data terminator in certain systems, sometimes displayed on screen as a dollar sign.
    • The dollar sign is preferable since the altmode is a non-printing character.1971, Technical Bulletin, number 133, page 2
    • The altmode acts as a terminator for each element of data.1973, Madeline M. Henderson, United States. Federal Library Committee, Interactive Bibliographic Systems: Proceedings... (page 60)

Forms of altmode

pluralaltmodes

Questions about altmode

What does altmode mean?
Altmode means an escape character used as a data terminator in certain systems, sometimes displayed on screen as a dollar sign.
What part of speech is altmode?
Altmode is a noun.
What is the plural of altmode?
The plural of altmode is altmodes.

Words near altmode in the dictionary

  1. Altmans
  2. altmetric
  3. altmetrics
  4. Altmeyer
  5. Altmeyers
  6. altmode
  7. altmodes
  8. altn.
  9. Altnabreac
  10. altname
  11. altnames

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