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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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Summary

delimiter ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,136 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: string[2], boundary[3], separator[4]
  • Commons category: Delimiter[5]
  • Different from: spacer[6]

Why It Matters

delimiter has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] delimiter is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

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.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). delimiter. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/delimiter
MLA “delimiter.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 14 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/delimiter.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_delimiter_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{delimiter}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/delimiter}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-14}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4d ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Isocat id → 5396
    Wikipedia languages → ['az', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'fa', 'fr', 'ja', 'kk', 'ko', 'no', 'pl', 's
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Isocat id: 5396, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/7330417|delimiter (#7330417)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/125|ISOCAT]] #mix'n'match"
  2. 23w ago · Verdy p · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → string, boundary, separator
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    Different from → spacer
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Subclass of: character"
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