exclamation mark

2 definitions found

exclamation mark - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  exclamation mark
      n 1: a punctuation mark (!) used after an exclamation [syn:
           exclamation mark, exclamation point]

exclamation mark - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  exclamation mark
  !
  excl
  exclamation point
  shriek
  
     <character> The character "!" with ASCII code 33.
  
     Common names: bang; pling; excl (/eks'kl/); shriek; ITU-T:
     exclamation mark, exclamation point (US).  Rare: factorial;
     exclam; smash; cuss; boing; yell; wow; hey; wham; eureka;
     soldier; INTERCAL: spark-spot.
  
     The Commonwealth Hackish, "pling", is common among Acorn Archimedes
      owners.  Bang is more common in the USA.
  
     The occasional CMU usage, "shriek", is also used by APL
     fans and mathematicians, especially category theorists.
  
     Exclamation mark is used in C and elsewhere as the logical
     negation operation (NOT).
  
     (1998-09-17)