angle bracket

angle bracket

n.

1. Either of a pair of symbols, < >, used to enclose written or printed material.

2. Mathematics Either of these symbols, used especially together to indicate quantities to be treated as a unit.

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angle bracket

n

(Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) either of a pair of brackets having the shapes < and >

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	angle bracket - either of two punctuation marks (`<' or `>') used in computer programming and sometimes used to enclose textual material bracket punctuation mark, punctuation - the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases
	2.	angle bracket - an L-shaped metal bracket             angle iron wall bracket, bracket - a support projecting from a wall (as to hold a shelf)