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Meaning of altmode | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

An escape character used as a data terminator in certain systems, sometimes displayed on screen as a dollar sign.

historical

Examples

“The dollar sign is preferable since the altmode is a non-printing character.”
“The altmode acts as a terminator for each element of data.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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