equals
"◦", {ASCII} character 61.
Common names: {ITU-T}: equals; gets; takes. Rare:
quadrathorpe; {INTERCAL}: half-mesh.
Equals is used in many languages as the {assignment} operator
though earlier languages used ":◦" ("becomes equal to") to
avoid upsetting mathematicians with statements such as "x ◦
x:1". It is also used in compounds such as "<◦", ">◦", "◦◦",
"/◦", "!◦" for various comparison operators and in {C}'s ":◦",
"▫◦" etc. which mimic the {primitive} operations of
{two-address code}.
(1995-03-29)