Talk:whitespace character

whitespace character
"(computer science) A character such that it is white space." This doesn't tell us anything that wasn't obvious from the headword, I think. Equinox ◑ 18:48, 23 July 2011 (UTC)
 * I just don't get it. How would this be different from a hash character (i.e. #). I await further arguments before declaring my position. Mglovesfun (talk) 21:26, 23 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Agreed. Looks purely SOP to me. Delete. DAVilla 03:31, 24 July 2011 (UTC)


 * I admit that the meaning of "whitespace character" can be estimated from the meaning of "white space". I have created the "whitespace character" entry for the Czech translation "bílý znak", whose meaning is unobvious from "bílý" (white) and "znak" (character); the implied justification was the unvoted-on and uncodified "translations target". Unlike "hash character" that refers to one particular character or code point (type rather than token), a whitespace character is any of several characters such as space, no-break space, tab, and newline. While I find the entry useful, I do not feel confident about it enough so as to go for boldfaced "keep", also because there is only one translation to make the entry a translations target. --Dan Polansky 08:11, 1 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete. What Eq said. &#x200b;—msh210℠ (talk) 19:40, 30 October 2011 (UTC)

deleted -- Liliana • 00:07, 6 November 2011 (UTC)