What are the nicknames for common programming special characters?

Asked 2009-06-18T02:47:31.247

There are common slang names for period, exclamation mark, and asterisk:
. "dot"
! "bang"
* "star"

but what are the teched-out, one-syllable names for characters like
%
&
<
{
[
;
etc.

language-agnostic

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The intercal reference manual is the definitive guide:

.           spot                    identify 16-bit variable      
:           two-spot                identify 32-bit variable      
,           tail                    identify 16-bit array         
;           hybrid                  identify 32-bit array         
#           mesh                    identify constant             
=           half-mesh                                             
'           spark                   grouper                       
`           backspark                                             
!           wow                     equivalent to spark-spot      
?           what                    unary exlusive OR (ASCII)     
"           rabbit-ears             grouper                       
".          rabbit                  equivalent to ears-spot       
|           spike                                                 
%           double-oh-seven         percentage qualifier          
-           worm                    used with angles              
<           angle                   used with worms               
>           right angle                                           
(           wax                     precedes line label           
)           wane                    follows line label            
[           U turn                                                
]           U turn back                                           
{           embrace                                               
}           bracelet                                              
*           splat                   flags invalid statements      
&           ampersand[5]            unary logical AND             
V           V                       unary logical OR              
            (or book)                                             
V-          bookworm                unary exclusive OR            
            (or universal qualifier)


                        
                        
                            answered 2009-06-18T02:57:16.860


            
            
                
                    
                        
                            
                            
                        
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                        Consider these extras:

! not
@ these (Perl)
$ this (Perl)
: otherwise (ternary operator)
; stop (read as a telegram?)
* anything (regex-esque)
& and
| or


                        
                        
                            answered 2010-02-12T20:43:38.743



        
        
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