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delimiter

sequence of one or more characters used to specify the boundary between separate, independent regions in plain text or other data streams; one of various means to specify boundaries in a data stream
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delimiter

Summary

delimiter ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (96 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • delimiter is a type of character[2].
  • delimiter is a type of string[3].
  • delimiter is a type of boundary[4].
  • delimiter is a type of separator[5].
  • delimiter's Commons category is recorded as Delimiter[6].
  • delimiter's different from is recorded as spacer[7].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include character[2], string[3], boundary[4], and separator[5].

Why It Matters

delimiter ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (96 views/month).[1] delimiter has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] delimiter is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Verdy p · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → character, string, boundary +1
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    Different from → spacer
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q3241972]]"
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