an exclamation mark

An exclamation mark, exclamation point or bang, "!", is usually used after an interjection or exclamation to indicate strong feeling. An exclamation mark is a punctuation mark, and generally marks the end of a sentence. A sentence ending in an exclamation mark is either an actual exclamation ("Wow!", "Boo!"), a command ("Stop!"), or is intended to be astonishing in some way ("They were the footprints of a gigantic hound!"). According to William Strunk, the latter usage is improper: "The exclamation mark is to be reserved for use after true exclamations or commands" (Elements of Style, 28). It has been suggested that Discourse particle be merged into this article or section. ... Exclamation may refer to one of the following. ... The term punctuation has two different linguistic meanings: in general, the act and the effect of punctuating, i. ... Exclamation may refer to one of the following. ... William Strunk Jr. ... The Elements of Style (the little book – 1918) is an American English writing style guide detailing seven elementary rules of usage, ten elementary principles of composition and a few matters of form and commonly misused expressions. ...

In typesetting or printing (and therefore when spelling text out orally), the exclamation mark is called a screamer or bang. This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Proper spelling is the writing of a word or words with all necessary letters and diacritics present in an accepted, conventional order. ...

For use of spaces after an exclamation mark, see the discussion for the full stop. A full stop or period (sometimes stop, full point or dot), is the punctuation mark commonly placed at the end of several different types of sentences in English and several other languages. ...

Origins

A complex theory holds that the exclamation mark, originally called virgula superius, is a Roman logographic-cum-pictographic device that through a combination of scribal design and popular imagination came to represent one, some, or all of the following: A solidus, oblique or slash, /, is a punctuation mark. ... The Roman Forum was the central area around which ancient Rome developed. ... A Chinese logogram A logogram, or logograph, is a single written character which represents a word or a morpheme (a meaningful unit of language). ... Pictogram for public toilets A pictogram or pictograph is a symbol which represents an object or a concept by illustration. ...

(I) The synonymous Greek and Latin interjection ὦ/o (either "striked," thus Ф or thus ø, or with the stave superscribed, thus ḷ or thus ˌ/, to distinguish it from the actual letter and the simple colon or punctum), which originally functioned as a call or exclamatio, usually one associated with a heightened emotional state.[1][2] Synonyms (in ancient Greek syn συν = plus and onoma όνομα = name) are different words with similar or identical meanings. ... Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in Latium, the region immediately surrounding Rome. ... It has been suggested that Discourse particle be merged into this article or section. ... In musical notation, the staff or stave is a set of five horizontal lines on which note symbols are placed to indicate pitch and time. ... A colon (:) is a punctuation mark, visually consisting of two equally sized dots centered on the same vertical line. ... Neumes are the basic elements of Western and Eastern systems of musical notation prior to the invention of five-line staff notation. ... An ecphonesis is an exclamatory phrase (exclamation). ...

(II) The Greek interjection ιὦ (ΙὮ in majuscules and iô in Roman script) was variously employed as an exclamation of pain, to strengthen an imprecation, as a non-verbal exhortation (e.g. "ιὦ Ζεῦ" [oh Zeus!]).[3] In Euripides' The Bacchae the cry "ιὦ βάκχαι, ιὦ βάκχαι" ("io Bacchae, io Bacchae!") is used by the god Bacchus to rally the Bacchae, to whom they respond by echoing it in return. The call was later generally adopted as a cheer during triumphs and celebrations.[4] Appropriated by scribery as a way to qualify parts of a text requiring the reader's special attention or, inversely, to mark areas that inspired the transcriber with a sense of admiratio. In which case, the "ḷ" would represent a capital "i" atop an occluded "o" or the Greek iota superscribed a self-eclipsed omega. It bears mentioning that the non-eclipsed Greek miniscule form, vertically thus —з (or thus —:, if written colometrically), would have strongly resembled a glyph of the male genitalia (see theories V and VI below). [5] Majuscules or capital letters (in the Roman alphabet: A, B, C, ...) are one type of case in a writing system. ... Look up script in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Statue of Zeus Phidias created the 12-m (40-ft) tall statue of Zeus at Olympia about 435 BC. The statue was perhaps the most famous sculpture in Ancient Greece, imagined here in a 16th century engraving In Greek mythology, Zeus (in Greek: nominative: Ζεύς Zeús, genitive: Διός Díos) is... A statue of Euripides Euripides (Greek: Ευριπίδης) (c. ... The Bacchae (also known as The Bacchantes) is a tragedy by the ancient Greek playwright Euripides. ... Image:Dionysos panthære satyre. ... In Greek mythology, Maenads were female worshippers of Dionysus, the Greek god of mystery, wine and intoxication, and the Roman god Bacchus. ... Triumph is a British car brand (see Triumph Motor Company), as well as a motorcycle brand (see Triumph Motorcycles). ... Illustration of a 15th century scribe This is about scribe, the profession. ... Majuscules or capital letters (in the Roman alphabet: A, B, C, ...) are one type of case in a writing system. ... The lowercase i redirects here. ... This is for the letter O. For Oxygen, see here. ... For programming language, see Iota and Jot. ... Note: This article contains special characters. ... Minuscule, or lower case, is the smaller form (case) of letters (in the Roman alphabet: a, b, c, ...). Originally alphabets were written entirely in majuscule (capital) letters which were spaced between well-defined upper and lower bounds. ... A colon (:) is a punctuation mark, visually consisting of two equally sized dots centered on the same vertical line. ... These are the astrological glyphs as most commonly used in Western Astrology A glyph is a specific symbol representing a semantic or phonetic unit of definitive value in a writing system. ... A sex organ, or primary sexual characteristic, narrowly defined, is any of those parts of the body (which are not always bodily organs according to the strict definition) which are involved in sexual reproduction and constitute the reproductive system in an complex organism; namely: Male: penis (notably the glans penis...

(III) A pictograph consisting of a Roman stylus or pen [6] over a dot, representing an emphatic mark such as a scribe might make when surprised (admiratio) or angered (iracundia) while in the act of writing, or when overjoyed (gaudium, laetitia) at completing a long task; thus originally a succinct graphic complementarity to the written representation of the Aristotelian pathe or the Augustinian passiones; subevolved into a glyphic complement apposited to expressions involving the simple (Latin) interjection ecce (e.g. ecce homo!, ecce signum!, ecce verbum!) as well as the indexed form ecce hic—the latter being the origin of the modern emphatic-directive use of the sign (e.g. "lo, here!", It. ecco qui!, Sp. ¡he aquí!, Fr. voici!).[7][8][9] Modern stylus, used for touch-screen enabled devices such as the Nintendo DS and personal digital assistants Styli used in writing in the Fourteenth Century. ... As a noun, a graphic usually refers to a computer image or picture, or an infographic, such as a chart. ... Complementarity is a concept in a number of fields: Economics In economics is a concept similar to that of externality. ... Aristotle (Greek: AristotélÄ“s) (384 BC – March 7, 322 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher, a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great. ... Look up Pathos in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For the first Archbishop of Canterbury, see Saint Augustine of Canterbury. ... This article is a work in progress being translated from the German Wiki Ecce Homo by Quentin Massys, ca. ... The Greek word λόγος or logos is a word with various meanings. ... In the philosophy of language, an indexical behavior or utterance is one whose meaning varies according to certain features of the context in which it is uttered. ... It has been suggested that Modern Times (history) be merged into this article or section. ... The word emphasis, in addition to its main dictionary meaning, may have the following techincal meanings. ... Italian ( , or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 70 million people, primarily in Italy. ... This article is about the international language known as Spanish. ... French (français, langue française) is one of the most important Romance languages, outnumbered in speakers only by Spanish and Portuguese. ...

(IV) A pictogram-cum-logogram combining a miniature caduceus, sceptre, thyrsus, or virge, with an interpunct; meant to stress the special significance or import of the preceding word or phrase and employed in the course of an amanuensis's note taking.[10] The Caduceus Two caduceuses without wings as decoration of door portal in Ztracená street in Olomouc (Czech Republic). ... A sceptre or scepter is an ornamental staff held by a ruling monarch, a prominent item of kingly regalia. ... In Greek mythology, a thyrsus or thyrsos was a giant fennel staff covered with ivy vines and leaves and topped with a pine cone. ... The Virtual Reality Graphics Engine (ViRGE) graphics chipset was one of the first 2D/3D accelerators designed for the mass market. ... An interpunct is a small dot used for interword separation in ancient Latin script, being perhaps the first consistent visual representation of word boundaries in written language. ... A secretary is a person who performs routine, administrative, or personal tasks for a superior. ...

(V) A pictogram consisting of the erect male member and testes (from the Latin testis, "witness"), evocative of a defiant gesture, a show of braggadocio, a ribald act and/or the experience of male jouissance, and consequently a musical or dramaturgical symbol for a "virile sound"–ejaculatio in the linguistic sense–such as would be made by a hero, faun, or masculine deity in a popular drama or festival (see also carnivalesque, Lupercalia).[11] Human male anatomy The testicles, known medically as testes (singular testis), are the male generative glands in animals. ... This article is about witnesses in law courts. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Ribaldry is the third and somewhat neglected genre of sexual entertainments, something different from either pornography or erotica, yet is often confused with them. ... Jouissance is a French term which translated means enjoyment and contrasted with plaisir. ... Music is a form of art and entertainment or other human activity that involves organized and audible sounds and silence. ... Dramaturgy is the art of dramatic composition and the representation of the main elements of drama on the stage. ... Virility is part of the traditional idealized male gender role. ... For biological and other meanings see ejaculation. ... Broadly conceived, linguistics is the study of human language, and a linguist is someone who engages in this study. ... From the Greek , in mythology and folklore, a hero (male) or heroine (female). ... A faun, as painted by Hungarian painter Pál Szinyei Merse In Roman mythology, fauns were place-spirits (genii) of untamed woodland. ... Look up deity in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article belongs in one or more categories. ... The Lupercalia was an annual very ancient, possibly pre-Roman pastoral festival, held on February 15 to honour Faunus, god of fertility and forests. ...

(VI) In the proletariate and thus mostly illiterate imagination of the age the symbol, irrespective of its true etymology, may have acquired a phallic association which certain elements within the lower orders later exploited for their own personal or class purposes (but which gradually was accepted and adopted by all levels of society). Such a vulgar, though not necessarily obscene, custom is attested to by Roman examples of what may be called "picaresque" phalluses, and which would often have been encountered on the Roman street as graffiti or carvings [12], as well as by the annunciative and incitative ithyphalluses located both outside [13] [14] and inside lupanaria [15], and by various phalliform charms and chimes (tintinnabulae) used to ward off or warn away a subject considering revealing the evil eye or performing a malediction. [16] [17] The proletariat (from Latin proles, offspring) is a term used to identify a lower social class; a member of such a class is called a proletarian. ... A fake etymology is an invented explanation (etymology) for the origin of a word. ... Class is a slang word in the UK, meaning great or fabulous. Originating from Northern Ireland, this colloquial word is now used across most media and is gaining more widespread acceptance. ... The term vulgar originally meant of the common people, from the Latin vulgus. ... Obscenity has several connotations. ... The picaresque novel (Spanish: picaresco, from pícaro, for rogue or rascal) is a popular style of novel that originated in Spain and flourished in Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries and has continued to influence modern literature. ... Graffiti is the application of media on publicly viewable surfaces. ... Comparison between flaccid and erect states of an uncircumcised penis. ... A brothel, also known as a bordello or whorehouse, is an establishment specifically dedicated to prostitution. ... Charms - so Russian poet Daniil Kharms spelled his pseudonym Charm can have the following meanings: In the world of paranormal magic, a charm can mean either: An amulet or talisman, or a spell. ... Tubular bells (also known as chimes) are musical instruments in the percussion family. ... See subject (grammar) for the linguistic definition of subject. ... John Phillip, The Evil Eye (1859), a self-portrait depicting the artist sketching a Spanish gypsy who thinks she is being given the evil eye The evil eye is a widely distributed element of folklore, in which it is believed that the envy elicited by the good luck of fortunate... Maledicta (ISSN US 0363-3659) is a scholarly journal dedicated to the study of offensive and negatively-valued words and expressions. ...

The exclamation mark was also associated with the god Mutinus Mutunus as well as with the popular cult of Osiris and its powerful priapic symbology (see Apuleius: The Golden Ass). Bronze sculpture, House of the Vettii, Pompeii In Greek mythology, Priapus was a fertility god, protector of livestock, fruit plants, gardens and male genitalia. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... Osiris (Greek language, also Usiris; the Egyptian language name is variously transliterated Asar, Aser, Ausar, Wesir, or Ausare) is the Egyptian god of life, death and fertility. ... Bronze sculpture, House of the Vettii, Pompeii In Greek mythology, Priapus was a fertility god, protector of livestock, fruit plants, gardens and male genitalia. ... The word “symbology” appears in several English dictionaries. ... Lucius Apuleius (c. ... The Metamorphoses of Lucius Apuleius, which according to St. ...

(Source: WINGO, EO, Latin Punctuation in the Classical Age, The Hague/Paris 1972 (Janus Linguarum, Series Practica 133)

Natural languages

Advertising and literature

Frequent use of the exclamation mark is common in writing in advertising. Some brand names contain an exclamation mark (examples include the search engine Yahoo! and the game show Jeopardy!). Some comic books, especially superhero comics of the mid-20th century, routinely use the exclamation mark instead of the period, as periods tended to disappear due to cheap printing processes. The titles of several musical comedies such as Oklahoma! and Oh! Calcutta! also contain exclamation marks. In addition, the 2005 band Panic! At the Disco's name contains the punctuation marker. Billboards and street advertising in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, (2005) Advertising is the business of drawing public attention to goods and services, performed through a variety of media. ... This article is about brands in marketing. ... A search engine or search service is a document retrieval system designed to help find information stored on a computer system, such as on the World Wide Web, inside a corporate or proprietary network, or in a personal computer. ... Yahoo! - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... A game show involves members of the public or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, playing a game, perhaps involving answering quiz questions, for points or prizes. ... Jeopardy! is a popular international television quiz game show, originally devised by Merv Griffin, who also created Wheel of Fortune. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... Batman and Superman, two of the most recognizable and iconic superheroes. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999... Musical theater (or theatre) is a form of theater combining music, songs, dance, and spoken dialogue. ... Oklahoma! (1943) was the first musical play written by composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist/librettist Oscar Hammerstein II (see Rodgers and Hammerstein). ... Oh! Calcutta! was a long-running theatrical revue, debuting off-Broadway in 1969, created by British critic Kenneth Tynan. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Panic! at the Disco is an alternative rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada. ...

Overuse of the exclamation mark is generally considered poor writing, since it distracts the reader and reduces the mark's meaning. Some authors however, most notably the American Tom Wolfe, are known for unashamedly liberal use of the exclamation mark. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Place names

The English town of Westward Ho!, named after the novel by Charles Kingsley, is the only place name in the United Kingdom that officially contains an exclamation mark. There is a town in Quebec called Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha!, which officially contains two exclamation marks in its name. Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq... Map sources for Westward Ho! at grid reference SS426291 Westward Ho! is a seaside town in Torridge, Devon, England, near Bideford. ... Charles Kingsley A statue of Charles Kingsley at Bideford, Devon (UK) Charles Kingsley (June 12, 1819 – January 23, 1875) was an English novelist, particularly associated with the West Country. ... Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Official languages French Flower Blue Flag Iris (Iris versicolor Linné) Tree Yellow Birch Bird Snowy Owl Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Lieutenant-Governor Lise Thibault Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 75 24 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of... Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha! is a parish (a small town) of Quebec, Canada, located near the St. ...

Eastern languages

The exclamation mark is also used in Arabic, Chinese, Korean and Japanese (which do not use Latin script). The Arabic language ( ), or simply Arabic ( ), is the largest member of the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic. ... The Latin alphabet, also called the Roman alphabet, is the most widely used alphabetic writing system in the world, the standard script of the English language and most of the languages of western and central Europe, and of those areas settled by Europeans. ...

Spanish

In some languages, such as Spanish, a sentence or clause ending in an exclamation mark must also begin with an inverted exclamation mark (the same also applies to the question mark): The inverted question mark and inverted exclamation point in Spanish are used to begin interrogative and exclamatory sentences, respectively. ... For the Question Mark butterfly, see Polygonia interrogationis. ...

¿Estás loco? ¡La mataste! (English: "Are you crazy? You killed her!")

As a letter

In Khoisan languages, and the International Phonetic Alphabet, the exclamation mark is used as a letter to indicate the postalveolar click sound (represented as q in Zulu orthography). In Unicode, this letter is properly coded as U+01C3 (ǃ) and distinguished from the common punctuation symbol U+0021 (!) to allow software to deal properly with word breaks. Map showing the distribution of the Khoi-San languages. ... The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is a system of phonetic notation devised by linguists to accurately and uniquely represent each of the wide variety of sounds (phones or phonemes) used in spoken human language. ... The postalveolar click is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. ... Zulu (isiZulu in Zulu), is a language of the Zulu people with about 10 million speakers, the vast majority (over 95%) of whom live in South Africa. ... Because of technical limitations, some web browsers may not display some special characters in this article. ...

Phonetics

The exclamation mark has sometimes been used as a phonetic symbol to indicate that a consonant is ejective. More commonly this is represented by an apostrophe, or a superscript glottal stop symbol (ˀ). Phonetic transcription (or phonetic notation) is the visual system of symbolization of the sounds occuring in spoken human language. ... Ejective consonants are a class of consonants which may contrast with aspirated or tenuis consonants in a language. ... For the prime symbol (′) used for feet and inches, see Prime (symbol). ... A superscript is a number, figure, or symbol that appears above the normal line of type, at the right or left of another symbol or text. ... The glottal stop or voiceless glottal plosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in many spoken languages. ...

Interrobang

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There is a punctuation mark intended to combine the functions of a question mark and an exclamation mark in English called interrobang, which resembles those marks superimposed over one another ("‽") but the sequence of "!?" is used more often. The interrobang () is a rarely used, nonstandard English-language punctuation mark intended to combine the functions of a question mark and an exclamation point. ... For the Question Mark butterfly, see Polygonia interrogationis. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... The interrobang () is a rarely used, nonstandard English-language punctuation mark intended to combine the functions of a question mark and an exclamation point. ...

Warnings

Warning signs are often an exclamation mark enclosed within a triangle

Exclamation marks are used to emphasize a warning (⚠). Image File history File links Achtung. ... Image File history File links Achtung. ...

On warning signs, an exclamation mark is often used to draw attention to a warning of danger, hazards and the unexpected. These signs are common in hazardous environments or on potentially dangerous equipment. A common type of this warning is a yellow triangle with a black exclamation mark, but a white triangle with a red border is common on European and Australian road warning signs.
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Mathematics

In mathematics the symbol represents the factorial operation. The expression n! means "the product of the integers from 1 to n". For example, 4! (read four factorial) is 4 × 3 × 2 × 1 = 24. (0! is defined as 1, which is a neutral element in multiplication, not multiplied by anything.) Euclid, Greek mathematician, 3rd century BC, known today as the father of geometry; shown here in a detail of The School of Athens by Raphael. ... The beginning of the sequence of factorials (sequence A000142 in OEIS) In mathematics, the factorial of a natural number n is the product of all positive integers less than or equal to n. ... The integers consist of the positive natural numbers (1, 2, 3, …) the negative natural numbers (−1, −2, −3, ...) and the number zero. ... In mathematics, an identity element (or neutral element) is a special type of element of a set with respect to a binary operation on that set. ... In mathematics, multiplication is an elementary arithmetic operation. ...

The symbol also denotes uniqueness in logical expressions. For example, "there exists some unique I" (which occurs in the definition of integrability) is written ∃!I. In predicate logic and technical fields that depend on it, uniqueness quantification, or unique existential quantification, is an attempt to formalise the notion of something being true for exactly one thing, or exactly one thing of a certain type. ... In calculus, the integral of a function is a generalization of area, mass, volume and total. ...

Computers

A computer warning message (example).

In computer programming, the exclamation mark corresponds to ASCII character 33 (21 in hexadecimal). It is therefore found in Unicode at U+0021. The inverted exclamation mark is found in ISO-8859-1, 9 and 15 at position 161 (A1_HEX) and therefore in unicode at U+00A1. Image File history File links DialogBox. ... Image File history File links DialogBox. ... Computer programming (often simply programming or coding) is the craft of writing a set of commands or instructions that can later be compiled and/or interpreted and then inherently transformed to an executable that an electronic machine can execute or run. Programming requires mainly logic, but has elements of science... There are 95 printable ASCII characters, numbered 32 to 126. ... In mathematics and computer science, base-16, hexadecimal, or simply hex, is a numeral system with a radix or base of 16 usually written using the symbols 0–9 and A–F or a–f. ... Because of technical limitations, some web browsers may not display some special characters in this article. ... Because of technical limitations, some web browsers may not display some special characters in this article. ... ISO 8859, more formally ISO/IEC 8859, is a joint ISO and IEC standard for 8-bit character encodings for use by computers. ... ISO 8859-1, more formally cited as ISO/IEC 8859-1 or less formally as Latin-1, is part 1 of ISO/IEC 8859, a standard character encoding defined by ISO. It encodes what it refers to as Latin alphabet no. ... ISO 8859-9, also known as Latin-5 or Turkish, is an 8-bit character encoding, part of the ISO 8859 standard. ... ISO 8859-15, also known as Latin-9, and unofficially as Latin-0 but not as Latin-15, is part 15 of ISO 8859, a standard character encoding defined by ISO. It encodes characters as 8 bits and can be used to represent the alphabet and other important characters for...

Several computer languages use "!" for various meanings, most importantly for logical negation; e.g. A != B means "A is not equal to B", and !A means "the logical negation of A" (also called "not A"). In this context, the exclamation is named the bang character; other programmers call it a shriek or screech. Invented in the US, it is claimed that bang is from Unix and shriek from Stanford or MIT; however, shriek is found in the Oxford English Dictionary dating from the 1860s. In the BBC BASIC programming language (and BCPL) it is called a pling and is used to reference a 32-bit word. BBC BASIC was developed in 1981 as a native programming language for the MOS Technology 6502 based Acorn BBC Micro home/personal computer, mainly by Roger Wilson. ... BCPL (Basic Combined Programming Language) is a computer programming language that was designed by Martin Richards of the University of Cambridge in 1966; it was originally intended for use in writing compilers for other languages. ...

Plings are also used in Acorn RISC OS to denote an "appfolder": a folder that when double clicked executes a program file inside called !Run. Other files in the appfolder generally contain resources the application needs to run. The appfolder can be viewed as a normal folder by double-clicking with the shift key held down. In addition, other special resource files such as !Boot (executed the first time the application containing it comes into view of the filer) and !Sprites (an icon file containing icon definitions loaded if !Boot cannot be found) also start with a pling. Acorn Computers Ltd. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Double click may refer to Double click, an action performed with a computer mouse or touchpad. ... The shift key on a modern Windows keyboard The shift key is a modifier key on a keyboard, used to type capital letters and other alternate upper characters. ...

Early e-mail systems also used the exclamation point as a separator character between hostnames for routing information, usually referred to as "bang path" notation. Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...

In the IRC protocol, a user's nickname and ident are separated by an exclamation point in the hostmask assigned to him or her by the server. IRC redirects here. ... The Ident Protocol, specified in RFC 1413, is an Internet protocol that helps identify the user of a particular TCP connection. ... Hostmask refers to an IRC address assigned to a client by the server. ...

In the Geek Code version 3, "!" is used before a letter to denote that the geek refuses to participate in the topic at hand. In some cases, it has an alternate meaning, such as G! denoting a geek of no qualifications, !d denoting not wearing any clothes, P! denoting not being allowed to use Perl, and so on. They all share some negative connotations however. The Geek Code is a series of letters and symbols used by self-described geeks to inform fellow geeks about their personality, appearance, interests, and opinions. ...

When computer programs display messages that alert the user, an exclamation mark may be shown alongside it to indicate that the message is important and should be read. This often happens when an error is made, or to obtain user consent for hazardous operations such as deleting data.

In UNIX shell and Perl scripting, "!" is usually used after a "#" in the first line of a script to tell the OS what program to use to run the script. This is usually called a "hash-bang" (see also: Shebang). In computing, a shebang is a specific pair of characters used in a special line that begins a text file (commonly called a script) causing Unix-like operating systems to execute the commands in the text file using a specified interpreter (program) when executed. ...

Internet culture

In recent Internet culture, especially where leet is used, an excessive way of expressing exclamation in text is seen as !!!!!!111. This notation originates from the eagerness to add multiple exclamation marks but failing to hit the shift key combination properly. Later this behaviour has evolved into a sign of recognition for certain Internet cultures who now intentionally add 1s after their expressions either to ridicule people who do it without purpose or as a sign of recognition towards others who also are familiar with the behaviour. As a further pun to this development of linguistics, some add literal ones such as !!!eleventyone!!111one! to explicitly state that their use of 1s was intentionally typed, since eleventyone cannot easily be typed by accident.^{[citation needed]} The Internet is the worldwide, publicly accessible network of interconnected computer networks that transmit data by packet switching using the standard Internet Protocol (IP). ... Leet (1337) is a sociolect variety used primarily on the Internet, particularly in online games. ... Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. ...

Fandom

In fandom, "!" is used to signify a defining quality in a character, as in romantic! Draco from Harry Potter fandom. Almost always the character in question is a canon character, and most often the quality is one that is unusual, or non-canon. Fandom (from the noun fan and the affix -dom, as in kingdom, dukedom, etc. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Occasionally, the "!" notation will describe a physical appearance thought to trigger certain reactions, as in shirtless!Vaughn from Alias, or Vamp!Willow in Buffy The Vampire Slayer. The origin of this usage is unknown, although it is hypothesized to have originated with certain Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles action figures, for example, "Football Player! Leonardo", "Rockstar! Raphael", and "Breakdancer! Michaelangelo". [18] Buffy the Vampire Slayer is an American cult television series that aired from March 10, 1997 until May 20, 2003. ... The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. ... An action figure is a posable plastic figurine of an action hero, superhero or a character from a movie or television program. ...

Music

A music group, based in Sacramento, California and New York City, NY has utilized the exclamation point to spell its name: !!!. The band's name is pronounced as "any syllable repeated three times"; the most frequent alpha respelling is "chk chk chk", pronounced as "Chick Chick Chick". Other pronunciations include "Pow Pow Pow" and "Bang Bang Bang". It is less often referred to as "Exclamation point exclamation point exclamation point", as that has proven too verbose. !!! perform at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California, May 2 2004 !!! (pronounced chk chk chk, or any other syllable repeated three times — pow pow pow, uh uh uh, etc. ...

Roxor Games' In The Groove 2 features a song by Onyx, entitled "!" Roxor Games Logo Roxor Games, Inc. ... In The Groove 2 is the sequel to Roxor Games 2004 arcade game In The Groove. ...

Comics

In comics, a large exclamation mark is often used in the proximity of a character's head to indicate surprise. Compare to the use of the question mark. This practice also appears in some computer and video games. Comics (or, less commonly, sequential art) is a form of visual art consisting of images which are commonly combined with text, often in the form of speech balloons or image captions. ... For the Question Mark butterfly, see Polygonia interrogationis. ... Namcos Pac-Man was a hit, and became a cultural phenomenon. ...

Some comic artists regularly use an exclamation mark to stop virtually every sentence, even when a period would be more appropriate. The origin of the practice can be traced to the fact that many artists believed that the period would be lost in the printing process.

Chess

In chess notation "!" denotes a good move and "!!" an excellent move. For details see punctuation (chess). Likewise, in some chess variants such as large board Shogi variants, "!" is used to record pieces capturing by stationary feeding or burning. Algebraic chess notation is the method used today by all competition chess organizations and most books, magazines, and newspapers to record and describe the play of chess games. ... When annotating chess games, commentators frequently use question marks and exclamation marks to denote a move as good or bad. ... Many variants of shogi have been developed over the years, ranging from some of the largest chess-like games ever played, to some of the smallest. ...

Baseball

Exclamation marks or asterisks can be used on scorecards to denote a "great defensive play." [19] This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Sarcasm

In writing, especially British, a (!) symbol (an exclamation mark within parentheses) implies that a character has made an obviously sarcastic comment eg: "Ooh, a sarcasm detector. Oh, that's a really useful invention.(!)" ^{[citation needed]} For the round brackets used in punctuation, often called parentheses, see bracket. ... Sarcasm is sneering, jesting, or mocking a person, situation or thing. ...

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