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Subject:RE: Does it have a name? From:"Andrew Warren" <awarren -at- synaptics -dot- com> To:"Gregory P Sweet" <gps03 -at- health -dot- state -dot- ny -dot- us>, <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>, <techwr-l-bounces+gps03=health -dot- state -dot- ny -dot- us -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Wed, 23 May 2007 09:41:08 -0700
Gregory P Sweet wrote:
> I recently used a punctuation mark in a document that I've always
> understood to mean "this line of code continues on the next line".
> ....
> However the usage has been challenged so now I need to find some
> references that support my usage, but I can't even name the darned
> thing!
>
> The mark is looks like a capital L reversed and turned 90 degrees
> counter-clockwise. It's entered alt+numpad0172
>
> I've entered it here ¬
Greg:
It's a "not" sign. Used in logic equations as an alternative to an overbar.
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