special character in English

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        "A symbol that is not an alphanumeric character; a nonalphanumeric character."
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          "symbol",
          "symbol"
        ],
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          "alphanumeric",
          "alphanumeric"
        ],
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          "character",
          "character"
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        [
          "nonalphanumeric",
          "nonalphanumeric"
        ]
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        "(computing) A symbol that is not an alphanumeric character; a nonalphanumeric character."
      ],
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        "computing",
        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "sciences"
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      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "computing character",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Sonderzeichen"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "computing character",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "specialtecken"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "special character"
}

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    {
      "form": "special characters",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "special character (plural special characters)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "en:Computing"
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      "glosses": [
        "A symbol that is not an alphanumeric character; a nonalphanumeric character."
      ],
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          "computing",
          "computing#Noun"
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          "symbol",
          "symbol"
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        [
          "alphanumeric",
          "alphanumeric"
        ],
        [
          "character",
          "character"
        ],
        [
          "nonalphanumeric",
          "nonalphanumeric"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(computing) A symbol that is not an alphanumeric character; a nonalphanumeric character."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "computing",
        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "sciences"
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "computing character",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Sonderzeichen"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "computing character",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "specialtecken"
    }
  ],
  "word": "special character"
}

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"special character" meaning in English

Noun

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