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The interrobang (/ ɪ n ˈ t ɛr ə b æ ŋ /), [1] also known as the interabang [2] ‽ (often represented by any of the following: ?!, !?, ?!?,?!!, !?? or !?!), is an unconventional punctuation mark intended to combine the functions of the question mark (also known as the interrogative point) [3] and the exclamation mark (also known in the jargon of printers and programmers as a "bang").
In the case of degrees of angular arc, the degree symbol follows the number without any intervening space, e.g. 30°.The addition of minute and second of arc follows the degree units, with intervening spaces (optionally, non-breaking space) between the sexagesimal degree subdivisions but no spaces between the numbers and units, for example 30° 12 ′ 5″.
As of Unicode version 16.0, there are 155,063 characters with code points, covering 168 modern and historical scripts, as well as multiple symbol sets.This article includes the 1,062 characters in the Multilingual European Character Set 2 subset, and some additional related characters.
An asterism used this way is thus a type of dinkus: nowadays this usage of the symbol is nearly obsolete. [2] More commonly used dinkuses are three dots or three asterisks in a horizontal row. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] A small black and white drawing [ 11 ] [ full citation needed ] or a fleuron ( ) [ 10 ] may be used for the same purpose.
Copy-and-paste programming, sometimes referred to as just pasting, is the production of highly repetitive computer programming code, as produced by copy and paste operations. It is primarily a pejorative term; those who use the term are often implying a lack of programming competence and ability to create abstractions.
The prime symbol ′ is commonly used to represent feet (ft), and the double prime ″ is used to represent inches (in). [2] The triple prime ‴, as used in watchmaking, represents a ligne (1 ⁄ 12 of a "French" inch, or pouce, about 2.26 millimetres or 0.089 inches).
Male and female sign ⚥ U+26A5 ⚥ Male or Female heterosexuality, Hermaphrodite (in entomology) Male with stroke sign ⚦ U+26A6 ⚦ Transgender: Male with stroke and male and female sign Transgender symbol (Emoji 13.0) [4] ⚧: U+26A7 ⚧ Transgender: Vertical male with stroke sign ⚨ U+26A8 ⚨ Iron(II) sulfate [5 ...
From there, the two developed the basic copy and paste function, now a standard feature in computing. [4] Tesler also established the idea that computer interfaces should be modeless, where all actions are available to a user at all times, rather than modal, requiring the user to enter a specific mode to perform them. Gypsy was programmed to ...