Meanings
nounescape sequence (plural escape sequences)
plural escape sequences
- communicationsAn escape character together with subsequent characters, not output as written, but specifying a particular behaviour.
In the C programming language, the backslash is an escape character; for example, \n is an escape sequence which represents a newline.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 轉義序列 /转义序列
- 轉義序列 /转义序列 (zhuǎnyì xùliè)escape character together with subsequent characters
Finnish koodinvaihtojakso
- koodinvaihtojaksoescape character together with subsequent characters
German Escape-Sequenz
- Escape-Sequenzescape character together with subsequent characters
Greek ακολουθία διαφυγής
- ακολουθία διαφυγής (akolouthía diafygís)escape character together with subsequent characters
Italian sequenza alternativa
- sequenza alternativaescape character together with subsequent characters
Japanese エスケープシーケンス
- エスケープシーケンス (esukēpu shīkensu)escape character together with subsequent characters
Korean 이스케이프 시퀀스, 탈출열
- 이스케이프 시퀀스 (iseukeipeu sikwonseu)escape character together with subsequent characters
- 탈출열 (talchuryeol)escape character together with subsequent characters
Cite this entry
APA
escape sequence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/escape%20sequence
MLA
“escape sequence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/escape%20sequence. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “escape sequence,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/escape%20sequence.
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