left parenthesis

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left parenthesis - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  left parenthesis
  
     <character> "(".  ASCII character 40.
  
     Common names: left paren; left parenthesis; left; open;
     paren (")" = thesis); open paren; open parenthesis; left
     parenthesis; left banana.  Rare: so (")" = already); lparen;
     ITU-T: opening parenthesis; open round bracket, left round
     bracket, INTERCAL: wax (")" = wane); parenthisey (")" =
     unparenthisey); left ear.
  
     Paired with right parenthesis (")").
  
     (1995-03-06)