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Table C-1. ASCII Pronunciation Guide
| Character | Pronunciation |
|---|---|
| ! | bang, exlamation |
| * | star, asterisk |
| $ | dollar |
| @ | at |
| % | percent |
| & | ampersand |
| " | double-quote |
| ' | single-quote, tick |
| ( ) | open/close bracket, parentheses |
| < | less than |
| > | greater than |
| - | dash, hyphen |
| . | dot |
| , | comma |
| / | slash, forward-slash |
| \ | backslash, slosh |
| : | colon |
| ; | semi-colon |
| = | equals |
| ? | question-mark |
| ^ | caret (pron. carrot) |
| _ | underscore |
| [ ] | open/close square bracket |
| { } | open/close curly brackets, open/close brace |
| | | pipe, or vertical bar |
| ~ | tilde (pron. ``til-duh'', wiggle, squiggle) |
| ` | backtick |