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Etymology

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Blend of broken +‎ bracket

Noun

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broket (plural brokets)

  1. (computing, informal) An angle bracket: either of the symbols < and > when used as an enclosing pair.
    • 1999, Gary Allen, Resource guide for food writers, page 3:
      Electronic addresses, logins, and passwords are shown enclosed in brokets such as: <http://yahoo.com>. The brokets are not part of the addresses.