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The Jargon File, Version 2.9.10, 01 Jul 1992 by Various
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.
Common: dot; point; ; . Rare: radix
point; full stop; [spot].

/
Common: slash; stroke; ; forward slash. Rare:
diagonal; solidus; over; slak; virgule; [slat].

:
Common: . Rare: dots; [two-spot].

;
Common: ; semi. Rare: weenie; [hybrid],
pit-thwong.

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Common: ; left/right angle bracket;
bra/ket; left/right broket. Rare: from/{into, towards}; read
from/write to; suck/blow; comes-from/gozinta; in/out;
crunch/zap (all from UNIX); [angle/right angle].

=
Common: ; gets; takes. Rare: quadrathorpe;
[half-mesh].

?
Common: query; ; {ques}. Rare: whatmark;
[what]; wildchar; huh; hook; buttonhook; hunchback.

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