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bell character

bell character noun: a control character with the value seven (Unicode code point U+0007, ASCII 0x07), originally used to ring a bell on telegraphy equipment to alert the operator to an incoming message; on modern computers, it generally causes a beep or buzzer to sound when printed to a terminal window, or, as a silent visual alternative, may cause the terminal window to flash briefly.

Noun

bell character (plural bell characters)

  1. A control character with the value seven (Unicode code point U+0007, ASCII 0x07), originally used to ring a bell on telegraphy equipment to alert the operator to an incoming message; on modern computers, it generally causes a beep or buzzer to sound when printed to a terminal window, or, as a silent visual alternative, may cause the terminal window to flash briefly.

Forms of bell character

pluralbell characters
alternative symbol␇
alternative formBEL

Origin of bell character

From bell + character.

Questions about bell character

What does bell character mean?
Bell character means a control character with the value seven (Unicode code point U+0007, ASCII 0x07), originally used to ring a bell on telegraphy equipment to alert the operator to an incoming message; on modern computers, it generally causes a beep or buzzer to sound when printed to a terminal window, or, as a silent visual alternative, may cause the terminal window to flash briefly.
What part of speech is bell character?
Bell character is a noun.
What is the plural of bell character?
The plural of bell character is bell characters.

Words near bell character in the dictionary

  1. Bell Canyon
  2. bell captain
  3. bell captains
  4. bell cart
  5. bell carts
  6. bell character
  7. bell characters
  8. bell chord
  9. bell chords
  10. Bell Common
  11. bell cot

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