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Special Character

nouncandidate·updated May 9, 2026

Any non-alphanumeric character that can be rendered on a standard American-English keyboard. Use of a specific special character may be application-dependent. The list of special characters follows: ` ~ ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) _ + | } { “ : ? [ ] \ ; ’ , . / - =

Framework senses

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
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Any non-alphanumeric character that can be rendered on a standard American-English keyboard. Use of a specific special character may be application-dependent. The list of special characters follows: ` ~ ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) _ + | } { “ : ? [ ] \ ; ’ , . / - =
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
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Any non-alphanumeric character that can be rendered on a standard American-English keyboard. Use of a specific special character may be application-dependent. The list of special characters follows: ` ~ ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) _ + | } { “ : ? [ ] \ ; ’ , . / - =