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A single upright stroke, used as a separator and an operator.
Also known as: Pipe, Pipe symbol, Vertical line
A plain upright stroke. It separates alternatives in notation, pipes output between commands on a shell, and means absolute value or divides in mathematics.
Pipes the output of one command into the input of another in Unix-style shells.
Contexts: Software
Encloses a number to mean its absolute value, and between two numbers means divides.
Contexts: Mathematics
Separates alternatives in grammars and regular expressions, read as or.
Contexts: Software
A single straight upright stroke of even thickness, running the full height of the line with no serifs or breaks.
The same character. The vertical bar is the typographic mark; the pipe operator is what a shell does with it.