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ANGLE BRACKET

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An L-shaped metal bracket

Synonyms:

angle bracket; angle iron

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("angle bracket" is a kind of...):

bracket; wall bracket (a support projecting from a wall (as to hold a shelf))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Either of two punctuation marks ('<' or '>') used in computer programming and sometimes used to enclose textual material

Synonyms:

angle bracket; bracket

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("angle bracket" is a kind of...):

punctuation; punctuation mark (the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases)

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