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Programming Symbols

The document provides a comprehensive list of programming symbols along with their names and meanings. Each symbol is accompanied by examples demonstrating its use in various programming contexts. This serves as a reference guide for understanding common programming operators and syntax.

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Programming Symbols

The document provides a comprehensive list of programming symbols along with their names and meanings. Each symbol is accompanied by examples demonstrating its use in various programming contexts. This serves as a reference guide for understanding common programming operators and syntax.

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Programming Symbols: Names and Meanings

Symbol Name Meaning / Use Example

+ Plus sign Addition a+b

- Minus sign Subtraction or negative sign a - b, -a

* Asterisk Multiplication or pointer (C) a * b, int *ptr

/ Forward slash Division a/b

% Percent sign Modulus (remainder) a%b

= Equals sign Assignment x = 10

== Double equals Equality check x == y

!= Not equals Inequality check x != y

> Greater than Comparison x>y

< Less than Comparison x<y

>= Greater than or equal Comparison x >= y

<= Less than or equal Comparison x <= y

&& Double ampersand Logical AND (C-style) a && b

|| Double pipe Logical OR (C-style) a || b

! Exclamation mark Logical NOT !a

& Ampersand Bitwise AND / Address-of a & b, &x

| Pipe Bitwise OR a|b

^ Caret Bitwise XOR a^b

~ Tilde Bitwise NOT ~a

<< Left shift Bitwise shift a << 2

>> Right shift Bitwise shift a >> 2

+= Plus-equals Add and assign a += 1

-= Minus-equals Subtract and assign a -= 1

*= Multiply-equals Multiply and assign a *= 2

/= Divide-equals Divide and assign a /= 2

() Parentheses Grouping or function call func(x)

{} Curly braces Code block { doSomething(); }

[] Square brackets Indexing, arrays arr[0]

; Semicolon Statement terminator int x = 0;

: Colon Block starter (Python), type hints if x:, x: int


, Comma Separator a, b = 1, 2

. Dot / Period Property/method access obj.prop

-> Arrow operator Lambda (C++, JS), pointer access a->b, x => y

:: Scope resolution C++ / Java method reference std::cout, A::f

=> Fat arrow Lambda (JavaScript, Dart) x => x * 2

... Ellipsis Varargs / spread / rest ...args

# Hash / Octothorpe Comments (Python), macros (C) # comment

// Double slash Single-line comment (C, JS) // comment

/* */ Slash-star Multi-line comment (C-style) /* comment */

@ At symbol Decorator, annotation @Override

$ Dollar sign Variable (PHP, Bash), interpolation $var, "$name"

? Question mark Ternary operator condition a?b:c

\ Backslash Escape character \n, \t

|> Pipe operator Function chaining (Elixir, F#) val |> func()

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