delimit

v 1: determine the essential quality of [syn: {specify}, {define},

{delineate}, {delimitate}]

2: be opposite to; of angles and sides, in geometry [syn: {subtend}]

3: set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something [syn: {demarcate},

{delimitate}]

delimiter

A {character} or {string} used to separate, or

mark the start and end of, items of data in, e.g., a

{database}, {source code} or {text file}.

(1997-12-23)