| ignore character [ig`nȯr ´kar·ik·tǝr] COMPUTER SCIENCE 1. Also known as erase character. 2. A character indicating that no action whatever is to be taken, that is, a character to be ignored; often used to obliterate an erroneous character. 3. A character indicating that the preceding or following character is to be ignored, as specified. 4. A character indicating that some specified action is not to be taken. |