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Divider vs Delimiter - What's the difference?

divider | delimiter |

As nouns the difference between divider and delimiter

is that divider is an object that separates while delimiter is that which delimits, that separates.

divider

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An object that separates.
  • A device resembling a drawing compass and used to transfer measurements of length.
  • (British, US) The median of a highway or other road where traffic in opposite directions are kept separated.
  • A person who separates or classifies.

    • Verb

    (head)

    • delimiter

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • That which delimits, that separates.
    • This comma delimited file has commas as the delimiter , separating each field of the file.