Separator
Updated: 12/26/2023 by Computer Hope
A separator may refer to any of the following:
1. A line that helps divide and break up icons from other icons or text. For example, a menu separator helps break up sections of a menu. See the menu definition for a visual representation.
2. A separator is another word that describes a delimiter when dealing with data. For example, a CSV (comma-separated values) file contains a lot of data separated using commas.
3. With numbers, a separator, also known as a 1000 separator and comma separator, breaks numbers into thousands to make them easier to read. For example, "100000000" is easier to read with comma separators (100,000,000). In a spreadsheet program, comma separators can be added by changing the number format.