"curly brace" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: curly braces [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} curly brace (plural curly braces)
  1. (programming) Synonym of curly bracket. Synonyms: curly bracket [synonym, synonym-of] Derived forms: curly-brace language

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