"broken bar" meaning in English

See broken bar in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: broken bars [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} broken bar (plural broken bars)
  1. (computing, typography) The symbol ¦. Categories (topical): Computing, Typography

Inflected forms

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