1. Characters or symbols used to mark the boundaries or separation between distinct sections of text, data, or code.
Usage: Plural form of delimiter; Commonly used in computing and data processing contexts

Examples

• In CSV files, commas serve as delimiters between data fields.
• The programmer used semicolons as delimiters to separate commands in the script.
• Quotation marks act as delimiters to define string boundaries in many programming languages.
• The text parser recognizes spaces and tabs as delimiters between words.
• Without proper delimiters, the system cannot correctly interpret where one data value ends and another begins.