"escape sequence" meaning in English

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          "character"
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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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        "engineering",
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        "telecommunications"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "zhuǎnyì xùliè",
          "sense": "escape character together with subsequent characters",
          "word": "轉義序列 /转义序列"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "escape character together with subsequent characters",
          "word": "koodinvaihtojakso"
        },
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "escape character together with subsequent characters",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "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"
        },
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          "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"
        }
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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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      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhuǎnyì xùliè",
      "sense": "escape character together with subsequent characters",
      "word": "轉義序列 /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",
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        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Escape-Sequenz"
    },
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      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "akolouthía diafygís",
      "sense": "escape character together with subsequent characters",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ακολουθία διαφυγής"
    },
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      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "escape character together with subsequent characters",
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        "feminine"
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      "word": "sequenza alternativa"
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    {
      "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"
    }
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