double quote

character '"' ASCII character 34. Often used in

programming languages to delimit strings. In Unix shells

and Perl it delimits a string inside which variable

substitution may occur.

Common names: quote. Rare: literal mark; double-glitch;

ITU-T: quotation marks; ITU-T: dieresis; dirk; INTERCAL:

rabbit-ears; double prime.

(1995-03-28)