angle bracket — English Dictionary

Noun

1. Any of a number of angle-shaped brackets. Either of the inequality signs , when used as brackets in programming languages and markup languages.

2. Any of a number of angle-shaped brackets. Either of a pair of symbols, ⟨ ⟩, used to enclose text in various technical contexts, and in mathematical formulas to denote an interval, a continuous parameter or an inner product.

3. Any of a number of angle-shaped brackets. Either of a pair of symbols, 〈 〉, used in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean punctuation.

4. Any of a number of angle-shaped brackets. Either of a pair of symbols, 〈 〉, used to enclose the name of the domain in which a concept and a term is used.

5. Any of a number of angle-shaped brackets. an object used to connect two other objects at an angle

Noun

1. either of two punctuation marks (‘’) used in computer programming and sometimes used to enclose textual material

   Synonyms

   bracket

   Broader terms

   punctuationpunctuation mark

2. an L-shaped metal bracket

   Synonyms

   angle iron

   Broader terms

   bracketwall bracket