separator
/ˈsɛpəˌreɪtər/
noun
- A device or object used to divide or keep things apart.
- We installed a metal separator between the two garden beds to keep the soil types distinct.
- The recycling plant uses a magnetic separator to pull iron out of the waste stream.
- The cream separator in the kitchen helps remove fat from milk.
- A symbol or character used to divide parts of text or data, such as a comma or slash.
- Please use a hyphen as a separator in your phone number, like 555-1234.
- The date separator in this document is a slash, so it reads 04/15/2025.
- In a CSV file, the comma is the default separator between values.
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