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escape sequence

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An escape character together with subsequent characters, not output as written, but specifying a particular behaviour.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: communications, computing, electrical-engineering, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, telecommunications

Examples

  • In the C programming language, the backslash is an escape character; for example, \n is an escape sequence which represents a newline.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 轉義序列 /转义序列 (zhuǎnyì xùliè) — escape character together with subsequent characters
  • Finnish: koodinvaihtojakso — escape character together with subsequent characters
  • German: Escape-Sequenz — escape character together with subsequent characters
  • Greek: ακολουθία διαφυγής (akolouthía diafygís) — escape character together with subsequent characters
  • Italian: sequenza alternativa — escape character together with subsequent characters
  • Japanese: エスケープシーケンス (esukēpu shīkensu) — escape character together with subsequent characters
  • Korean: 이스케이프 시퀀스 (iseukeipeu sikwonseu) — escape character together with subsequent characters
  • Korean: 탈출열 (talchuryeol) — escape character together with subsequent characters