Special Symbols in c

The following special symbols are used in C having some special meaning and thus, cannot be used for some other purpose.[] () {}, ; * = # 
 

Brackets[]: Opening and closing brackets are used as array element reference. These indicate single and multidimensional subscripts.
Parentheses(): These special symbols are used to indicate function calls and function parameters.
Braces{}: These opening and ending curly braces mark the start and end of a block of code containing more than one executable statement.
Comma (, ): It is used to separate more than one statements like for separating parameters in function calls.
Colon(:): It is an operator that essentially invokes something called an initialization list.
Semicolon(;): It is known as a statement terminator. It indicates the end of one logical entity. That’s why each individual statement must be ended with a semicolon.
Asterisk (*): It is used to create a pointer variable and for the multiplication of variables.
Assignment operator(=): It is used to assign values and for the logical operation validation.
Pre-processor (#): The preprocessor is a macro processor that is used automatically by the compiler to transform your program before actual compilation.
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