区く切ぎり子し

Meanings

1

Computing term for a character or sequence used to separate data fields or tokens.

CSVファイルでは、カンマが区く切ぎり子しとして使つかわれる。
In CSV files, commas are used as delimiters.

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Kanji

区ward, district
切cut, cutoff, be sharp
子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM

Related words

区く切ぎり
区切り is a general term for a break, pause, or boundary, while 区切り子 specifically refers to a delimiter character in computing.
デリミタ
デリミタ is a common loanword synonym, often used interchangeably with 区切り子 in technical contexts.

Word family

区く切ぎり子し文も字じ
delimiter characters
区く切ぎり子し機き能のう
delimiter role
区く切ぎり子し集しゅう合ごう
delimiter set
区く切ぎり子し文も字じ列れつ
delimiter string
文ぶん脈みゃく上じょうの区く切ぎり子し
delimiter-in-context

Built from

区く切ぎる+子し

Etymology

Compound of 区切り (delimitation, break) and 子 (small thing, child), likely a calque or translation of English 'delimiter'.