<>

English translation: angular or angle brackets

09:03 Mar 5, 2004

Dutch to English translations [Non-PRO]
Science - Mathematics & Statistics / < >

Dutch term or phrase: <>

How do you call this if something is placed between < and >
sort of brackets but how do you call them?

Hans Senders

English translation:angular or angle brackets

Explanation:
angular or angle brackets

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Note added at 8 mins (2004-03-05 09:12:12 GMT)
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When doubled (e.g. « » ), they are chevrons.

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Note added at 8 mins (2004-03-05 09:12:48 GMT)
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http://www.lingsoft.fi/~reriksso/typography.html

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Chris Hopley
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angular or angle brackets

Chris Hopley

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Less / Greater than

Adam Smith

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Less / Greater than

Explanation:
I don't know the name of these types of symbols, but "<" is less than / smaller than, and ">" is greater than.

In computing, "<>" means does not equal.

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angular or angle brackets

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