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. "dot"

1) the “.” denotes the root node in the UNIX OS Unix filesystem.

2) a standard internet protocol that acts as a delimiter in addresses, and that specify a path to a location in a domain.

3) acts as a domain name separator.

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/

/ "forward slash"

the “/” denotes the root node in the UNIX OS text, it also acts as a directory or file separator.

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/*

/* "forward slash asterisk"

the “/*” denotes the beginning of a JavaScript comment block.

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*/

*/ "asterisk forward slash"

the “*/” denotes the end of a JavaScript comment block.

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//

// "double forward slash"

1) the “//” denotes the convention used with the HTTP: protocol to separate the protocol from the FQDN portion of a URL, as in the example Http://DnsNews.net

2) In JavaScript it denotes a comment line.

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-->

--> "dash dash greater than"

the “-->” denotes the end of an HTML comment.

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@

@ the "at" symbol

this symbol is the standard protocol and that connects a users name to the mail server when sending email.

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#

# the "pound" symbol

this symbol is used for locating a pointer within an HTML page, when used with the <A Name="pointer"> code.

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