EXCLAMATION MARK
\ɛksklɐmˈe͡ɪʃən mˈɑːk], \ɛksklɐmˈeɪʃən mˈɑːk], \ɛ_k_s_k_l_ɐ_m_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n m_ˈɑː_k]\
Definitions of EXCLAMATION MARK
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- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 1985 - The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing
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a punctuation mark (!) used after an exclamation
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The character "!" with ASCII code 33.Common names: bang; pling; excl (/eks'kl/); shriek; ITU-T:exclamation mark, exclamation point (US). Rare: factorial;exclam; smash; cuss; boing; yell; wow; hey; wham; eureka;soldier; INTERCAL: spark-spot.The Commonwealth Hackish, "pling", is common among AcornArchimedes owners. Bang is more common in the USA.The occasional CMU usage, "shriek", is also used by APLfans and mathematicians, especially category theorists.Exclamation mark is used in C and elsewhere as the logicalnegation operation (NOT).
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