Appendix B — Symbols
| Symbol | psyTeachR Term | Also Known As |
|---|---|---|
| () | (round) brackets | parentheses |
| [] | square brackets | brackets |
| {} | curly brackets | squiggly brackets |
| <> | chevrons | angled brackets / guillemets |
| < | less than | |
| > | greater than | |
| & | ampersand | “and” symbol |
| # | hash | pound / octothorpe |
| / | slash | forward slash |
| \ | backslash | |
| - | dash | hyphen / minus |
| _ | underscore | |
| * | asterisk | star |
| ^ | caret | power symbol |
| ~ | tilde | twiddle / squiggle |
| = | equal sign | |
| == | double equal sign | |
| . | full stop | period / point |
| ! | exclamation mark | bang / not |
| ? | question mark | |
| ’ | single quote | quote / apostrophe |
| ” | double quote | quote |
| %>% | pipe | magrittr pipe |
| | | vertical bar | pipe |
| , | comma | |
| ; | semi-colon | |
| : | colon | |
| @ | “at” symbol | various hilarious regional terms |
| … | glossary("ellipsis") |
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