English

Noun

angle bracket ‎(plural angle brackets)

1. Any of a number of angle-shaped brackets.
   1. (computing) Either of the inequality signs < and >, when used as brackets in markup languages like HTML.
   2. (typography, mathematics) Either of a pair of symbols, ⟨ and ⟩, used to enclose text in various technical contexts, and in mathematical formulas to denote an interval or a continuous parameter.
   3. (typography) Either of a pair of symbols, 〈 and 〉, used in Chinese and Korean punctuation.

Synonyms

• (computing): wicket
• (Typographic and mathematical symbols): chevrons

Translations

See also

• square bracket
• brace
• bracket
• curly bracket
• parenthesis