elválasztó

Elválasztó is a general term for a symbol, mark, or device that marks the boundary between elements in text, data, or other structures. In everyday language, it denotes any separator that helps distinguish parts of a sequence, a list, or a string.

In language, elválasztó characters include punctuation marks such as the comma, semicolon, colon, period, dash, and slash, as well as spaces that separate words. They organize meaning, separate items in a list, or indicate relationships between clauses. In typographic practice, hyphens can also function as word division marks, used to split a word at the end of a line.

In computing and data processing, an elválasztó (delimiter) is a character or sequence that separates fields, tokens, or values. In delimited data formats like CSV or TSV, a comma, semicolon, or tab acts as the field separator. In programming, quotes act as string delimiters, while path separators (slash or backslash) and URL slashes delimit different parts of a path or address. Tokenization and parsing rely on delimiters to split input into meaningful units.

In mathematics and logic, separators such as commas or semicolons distinguish elements in lists or sequences, and decimal separators (comma or period) separate integer and fractional parts, depending on locale. The choice and consistency of delimiters affect readability and interoperability across software and systems.

Overall, elválasztó describes the broad class of elements that partition or separate components, from punctuation and typography to data formats and programming languages. See also: delimiter, punctuation, hyphen, decimal separator.