Translingual

Symbol

>

1. Greater than, more than; used to show the number on the left has a greater value than the one on the right.

   

   for all x greater than three

   

   x is greater than three

2. (computing) Synonym of → ‎(“indicates a series of steps to achieve a task in software”)

   Go to File > Save As > CSV file > OK

3. (computing) Indicates that the user is being prompted for input.

   c:\users\home\> (Command Prompt in Microsoft Windows)

4. (Internet) Used in e-mail, Usenet and some forums to indent the quoted message being replied to.

   >> What is your favorite ice cream flavor?

   > Mine's strawberry.

   I prefer chocolate.

5. (Internet slang) Is better than; is superior to.

   cats > dogs (cats are better than dogs)

   dogs > cats (dogs are better than cats)

6. See < > for uses of these symbols enclosing other characters.

Synonyms

• ≰

Derived terms

• ﹥ (small form variant)

Antonyms

• ≤
• ≯

Related terms

• ﹥
• ≫
• <

See also

• Greater than on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Symbol

>

1. (Internet slang) Used to quote a person, especially to emphasize what was said and make fun of the person.

   "i mean ubuntu is better than debian anyways, it's even the most mainstream version of desktop linux"
   "> ubuntu is better than debian"‎

2. (Internet slang) Used to emphasize and make fun of (what the speaker assumes is) a person's inner thoughts.

   "and so i got a mac since they have less viruses […] "
   "> thinks that macs are virus-free"‎

3. (Internet slang) Used to emphasize and make fun of a person's actions.

   "so i opened up internet explorer, went to google, and looked it up […] "
   "> using internet explorer in 2016"‎