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escape sequence

escape sequence noun: an escape character together with subsequent characters, not output as written, but specifying a particular behaviour.

Noun

escape sequence (plural escape sequences)

  1. An escape character together with subsequent characters, not output as written, but specifying a particular behaviour.
    • In the C programming language, the backslash is an escape character; for example, \n is an escape sequence which represents a newline.

escape sequence meaning in Tamil

escape sequence in Tamil

விடுவிப்பு வரிசை

Forms of escape sequence

pluralescape sequences

Questions about escape sequence

What does escape sequence mean?
Escape sequence means an escape character together with subsequent characters, not output as written, but specifying a particular behaviour.
What is escape sequence in Tamil?
Escape sequence in Tamil is விடுவிப்பு வரிசை. See Escape sequence meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is escape sequence?
Escape sequence is a noun.
What is the plural of escape sequence?
The plural of escape sequence is escape sequences.

Words near escape sequence in the dictionary

  1. escape roads
  2. escape room
  3. escape rooms
  4. escape route
  5. escape routes
  6. escape sequence
  7. escape sequences
  8. escape tone
  9. escape tones
  10. escape valve
  11. escape valves

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