"escape sequence" meaning in English

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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "langcode": "en",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "In the C programming language, the backslash is an escape character; for example, \\n is an escape sequence which represents a newline.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An escape character together with subsequent characters, not output as written, but specifying a particular behaviour."
      ],
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          "telecommunications",
          "telecommunications"
        ],
        [
          "escape character",
          "escape character"
        ],
        [
          "character",
          "character"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(computing, telecommunications) An escape character together with subsequent characters, not output as written, but specifying a particular behaviour."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "communications",
        "computing",
        "electrical-engineering",
        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "sciences",
        "telecommunications"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "escape character together with subsequent characters",
          "word": "轉義序列"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "zhuǎnyì xùliè",
          "sense": "escape character together with subsequent characters",
          "word": "转义序列"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "escape character together with subsequent characters",
          "word": "koodinvaihtojakso"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "escape character together with subsequent characters",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Escape-Sequenz"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "akolouthía diafygís",
          "sense": "escape character together with subsequent characters",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ακολουθία διαφυγής"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "escape character together with subsequent characters",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "sequenza alternativa"
        },
        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "esukēpu shīkensu",
          "sense": "escape character together with subsequent characters",
          "word": "エスケープシーケンス"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "iseukeipeu sikwonseu",
          "sense": "escape character together with subsequent characters",
          "word": "이스케이프 시퀀스"
        },
        {
          "alt": "脫出列",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "talchuryeol",
          "sense": "escape character together with subsequent characters",
          "word": "탈출열"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "escape sequence"
}

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      "tags": [
        "plural"
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "en:Computing",
        "en:Telecommunications"
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        }
      ],
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        "An escape character together with subsequent characters, not output as written, but specifying a particular behaviour."
      ],
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        ],
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          "telecommunications",
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          "escape character",
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        ],
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        "(computing, telecommunications) An escape character together with subsequent characters, not output as written, but specifying a particular behaviour."
      ],
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        "communications",
        "computing",
        "electrical-engineering",
        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "sciences",
        "telecommunications"
      ]
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "escape character together with subsequent characters",
      "word": "轉義序列"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhuǎnyì xùliè",
      "sense": "escape character together with subsequent characters",
      "word": "转义序列"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "escape character together with subsequent characters",
      "word": "koodinvaihtojakso"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "escape character together with subsequent characters",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Escape-Sequenz"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "akolouthía diafygís",
      "sense": "escape character together with subsequent characters",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ακολουθία διαφυγής"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "escape character together with subsequent characters",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sequenza alternativa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "esukēpu shīkensu",
      "sense": "escape character together with subsequent characters",
      "word": "エスケープシーケンス"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "iseukeipeu sikwonseu",
      "sense": "escape character together with subsequent characters",
      "word": "이스케이프 시퀀스"
    },
    {
      "alt": "脫出列",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "talchuryeol",
      "sense": "escape character together with subsequent characters",
      "word": "탈출열"
    }
  ],
  "word": "escape sequence"
}