Altmode

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An escape character used as a data terminator in certain systems, sometimes displayed on screen as a dollar sign. historical

    "The dollar sign is preferable since the altmode is a non-printing character."

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"The dollar sign is preferable since the altmode is a non-printing character."

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