separators
Things between sections
Separators are things that divide or keep apart.
In text and data, separators are characters that mark boundaries between elements—commas between list items, slashes between path segments, pipes between fields.
Physical separators partition spaces or materials: The cream separator removes fat from milk.
In machinery, separators isolate components or filter substances.
Barrier separating spaces
- dividerThing that partitions
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- wallVertical enclosing structure
- fenceBoundary structure between properties
screen · curtain · panel · bulkhead · gate · hedge · enclosure · buffer
Outer edge or limit
- demarcationFormal boundary setting
- perimeterShape's outer edge length
- edgeBoundary or sharpness
- marginEdge of a page
threshold · interface · frontier · cordon · limit · line · median · segregation
Punctuation marking pauses
- periodPunctuation ending sentences
- semicolonPunctuation joining related clauses
- colonLarge intestine section
- dashQuick burst or pinch
hyphen · ellipsis · parentheses · brackets · braces · slash · pipe · delimiter
Fired metal projectile
- enumerationSequential listing of items
- numberingAssigning sequential figures
- tabProjection for gripping
- indentText set inward
whitespace · column · row · header · subheading · caret · marker · spacing
partition
Barrier separating spaces
fence · screen · curtain · panel · bulkhead · gate · hedge · enclosure · buffer · baffle
border
Outer edge or limit
- demarcationFormal boundary setting
- perimeterShape's outer edge length
- edgeBoundary or sharpness
margin · threshold · interface · frontier · cordon · limit · line · median · segregation · zoning
comma
Punctuation marking pauses
- periodPunctuation ending sentences
- semicolonPunctuation joining related clauses
- colonLarge intestine section
dash · hyphen · ellipsis · parentheses · brackets · braces · slash · pipe · delimiter · virgule
bullet
Fired metal projectile
- enumerationSequential listing of items
- numberingAssigning sequential figures
- tabProjection for gripping
indent · whitespace · column · row · header · subheading · caret · marker · spacing · formatting
delimiter
Boundary-marking character
- machineryengine, machinery, industrial machinery, motors, engines
- dairyingdairy farms, dairy cows, milk production, dairy farming, creameries
- Orthodonticsbraces, retainers, aligners, brackets, archwire
- shipping suppliespallets, crates, cardboard boxes, corrugated boxes, shrink wrap
- chemical engineeringchemical engineer, chemical engineering, reactors, distillation, heat transfer
- fluid powerhydraulic ram, hydraulic pumps, hydraulic fluid, hydraulic oil, cylinders
separatorsjoiners
Those who become members
connectors · unifiers · combiners · binders · linkers
separatorsunifiers
Those who consolidate disparate elements
uniters · harmonizers · synthesizers · blenders · mixers
- toe separatorsPedicure tools preventing smudging
- egg separatorTool splitting yolk from white