Bang

Exclamation mark in Windows Device Manager1. Slang used to describe the exclamation mark. The exclamation mark (!) is the punctuation mark above the 1 key on the standard United States qwerty keyboard. In the picture to the right, there are five exclamation marks on five other devices listed in the Windows Device Manager.

2. Bang is also used to describe the physical process of hitting an object, often the keyboard. For example, someone may get so frustrated with their computer that they may bang their hands on the keyboard.

Also see: !=, Keyboard definitions, Nonexecutable statement, Shebang, Whack