I suppose <> means 'not equal' (or not equivalent/compatible) given the context of the sentence. Alternatively != might be a more recognisable shortcut if one were to use it - though personally I've never seen a formal usage of any short cut of this kind. Regards Michael. On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 12:27 AM, Nick May <nick@kyushu.com> wrote: > I'll bite on this... > > what does <> mean in this context, and in what computer language...Received on Wed Apr 2 00:43:20 2008