The character "|", ASCII code 124. CommoNNames: bar or or-bar v-bar pipe vertical bar. Rare: ITU-T: vertical liNe goziNta thru pipesiNta INTERCAL: spike. "Pipe", "goziNta", "thru" aNd "pipesiNta" refer to the use of "|" iNUNix shells to create a pipe. Some keyboards show both a solid vertical bar (code 124) aNd a brokeN vertical bar (code 166). [Does aNyoNe call either kiNd of vertical bar "pliNg"? Other codes?] (1998-09-20)