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DELIMITER

Specialty Definition: DELIMITER

DomainDefinition

Computing

Delimiter A character or string used to separate, or mark the start and end of, items of data in, e.g., a database, source code, or text file. See also: record. (2001-03-16). Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Crosswords: DELIMITER

Specialty definitions using "DELIMITER": contextual sequenceend sentinelmarked section endshort reference map, start sentinelzigamorph. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonym: DELIMITER

Synonym by domain: is- (computing).

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Usage Frequency: DELIMITER

"DELIMITER" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 75.00% of the time. "DELIMITER" is used about 8 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (singular)75%6143,867
Noun (proper)25%2245,945
                    Total100.00%8N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: DELIMITER

Expressions using "DELIMITER": data delimiter delimiter descriptor table delimiter role. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: DELIMITER

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

delimiter

4
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: DELIMITER

Language Translations for "DELIMITER"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Chinese 

  

符号 (semiotic). (various references)

   

Danish

  

skilletegn (bound, data delimiter, information separator, limit, punctuation marks, separating character, separation character, separator), informationsseparator (information separator, separating character, separation character), begraensningstegn (bound, limit). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

scheidingsteken (bound, data delimiter, limit, separator), logisch begrenzingsteken (information separator, separating character, separation character), IS (has, is, was), informatiescheider (information separator, separating character, separation character), begrenzingsteken (bound, limit). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

rajoitin (amplitude filter, amplitude limiter, amplitude-limiting circuit, automatik peak limiter, bound, buffer, clipper, clipping circuit, dog, limit, limiter, limiter circuit, peak limiter, stop), rajamerkki (bound, boundary mark, boundary mound, boundary sign, cairn, limit, monument, separator), IS (Iceland, information separator, Republic of Iceland, separating character, separation character), informaatioerotin (information separator, separating character, separation character), erotin (bound, disconnector, isolating switch, isolator, limit, partition, separator, unit separator). (various references)

   

French

  

délimiteur, séparateur d'information, séparateur (data delimiter), IS, caractère séparateur d'informations, caractère séparateur. (various references)

   

German

  

Begrenzer (clipper, limiter), Abgrenzer. (various references)

   

Greek 

  

χαρακτήρας διαχωρισμού (information separator, separating character, separation character), φράγμα (barricade, barrier, dam, dike, groyne), διαχωριστής πληροφορίας (information separator, separating character, separation character), εριοριστής (bound, limit). (various references)

   

Italian

  

delimitatore (bound, limit), separatore di informazioni (information separator, separating character, separation character), separatore (separator), carattere separatore (information separator, separating character, separation character). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

デリス剤 (delivery, Dellinger, delta, derivative, derris compound). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

デリミタ . (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

elimiterday

   

Portuguese

  

delimitador (bound, limit, separator), separador de informação (information separator, separating character, separation character), IS (Iceland, information separator, Republic of Iceland, separating character, separation character), carácter separador (information separator, separating character, separation character). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

разделитель (separator). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

delimitador (bound, limit), separador de información (information separator, separating character, separation character), separador (abducens, abducent, separator), carácter separador (information separator, separating character, separation character). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

märke (Dent, device, impression, imprint, indent, indentation, label, make, mark, pock, score, sense, sign, sticker, stigma, tag, tally, trace, weal), gränstecken (information separator, separating character, separation character), avgränsningstecken (bound, limit, separator). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: DELIMITER

Derivations

Words beginning with "DELIMITER": delimiters. (additional references)


Misspellings

"DELIMITER" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Dallmeier, Dallmeyer, Delaitre, Delamaide, Delemotte, delimate, delimeter, delimiterd, delimitor, Delozier, dilimiter, Duplantier, elamite, Selimiye. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: DELIMITER

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "d-e-e-i-i-l-m-r-t"

-1 letter: timelier.

-2 letters: delimit, demerit, dimeter, emeriti, limited, limiter, merited, miltier, mitered, retiled, retimed, timider.

-3 letters: delime, dieter, elmier, itemed, lieder, limier, melder, melted, melter, metier, metred, milder, milted, milter, mitier, mitred, reedit, reemit, relied, remelt, retied, retile, retime, termed, tidier, tiered, tirled.

-4 letters: demit, deter, dimer, edile, eider, elder, elemi, elide, elite, idler, imide.

 Words containing the letters "d-e-e-i-i-l-m-r-t"
 

+1 letter: delimiters, prelimited.

 

+2 letters: multitiered.

 

+3 letters: demilitarize, intermingled, materialised, materialized.

 

+4 letters: credentialism, dematerialize, demilitarized, demilitarizes, dilatometries, intermeddling, remediability, remilitarized, thimblerigged.

 

+5 letters: credentialisms, dematerialized, dematerializes, denumerability, immaterialized, indeterminable, indeterminably, intermediately, reacclimatized, rematerialized, verisimilitude.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Synonyms
2. Crosswords
3. Usage Frequency
4. Expressions
5. Expressions: Internet
6. Translations: Modern
7. Derivations
8. Anagrams
9. Bibliography


  

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