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delimiter

UK/dɪˈlɪmɪtə(ɹ)/

delimiter noun: that which delimits, that separates.

Noun

delimiter (plural delimiters)

  1. That which delimits, that separates.
    • A comma-delimited file has commas as the delimiter, separating each field of the file.
  2. A unique character or series of characters that indicates the beginning or end of a specific statement, string or function body set.

delimiter meaning in Tamil, Persian and Vietnamese

delimiter in Tamil

வரம்புச் சுட்டி

delimiter in Persian

that which delimits
کرانال, کرانماک
unique character or series of characters that indicates the beginning or end of a specific statement, string or function body set
کرانال, کرانویسه, کرانماک

delimiter in Vietnamese

unique character or series of characters that indicates the beginning or end of a specific statement, string or function body set
dấu tách

Forms of delimiter

pluraldelimiters

Origin of delimiter

From delimit + -er.

Words formed from delimiter

Words that rhyme with delimiter

Questions about delimiter

What does delimiter mean?
Delimiter means that which delimits, that separates.
What is delimiter in Tamil?
Delimiter in Tamil is வரம்புச் சுட்டி. See Delimiter meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is delimiter?
Delimiter is a noun.
How do you pronounce delimiter?
Delimiter is pronounced /dɪˈlɪmɪtə(ɹ)/ (UK).
What is the plural of delimiter?
The plural of delimiter is delimiters.

Words near delimiter in the dictionary

  1. delimitator
  2. delimitators
  3. delimited
  4. delimited continuation
  5. delimited continuations
  6. delimiter
  7. delimiterless
  8. delimiters
  9. delimiting
  10. delimitings
  11. delimits

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Adapted from Wiktionary: delimiter (page history and authors); delimiter (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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