The difference between Escape sequence and Sequence
When used as nouns, escape sequence means an escape character together with subsequent characters, not output as written, but specifying a particular behaviour, whereas sequence means a set of things next to each other in a set order.
Sequence is also verb with the meaning: to arrange in an order.
check bellow for the other definitions of Escape sequence and Sequence
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Escape sequence as a noun (computing, telecommunications):
An escape character together with subsequent characters, not output as written, but specifying a particular behaviour.
Examples:
"In the C programming language, the backslash is an escape character; for example, '\n' is an escape sequence which represents a newline."
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Sequence as a noun:
A set of things next to each other in a set order; a series
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Sequence as a noun:
A series of musical phrases where a theme or melody is repeated, with some change each time, such as in pitch or length (example: opening of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony).
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Sequence as a noun:
A musical composition used in some Catholic Masses between the readings. The most famous sequence is the Dies Irae (Day of Wrath) formerly used in funeral services.
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Sequence as a noun (mathematics):
An ordered list of objects, typically indexed with natural numbers.
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Sequence as a noun (now, _, rare):
A subsequent event; a consequence or result.
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Sequence as a noun:
A series of shots that depict a single action or style in a film, television show etc.
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Sequence as a noun (card games):
A meld consisting of three or more cards of successive ranks in the same suit, such as the four, five and six of hearts.
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Sequence as a verb (transitive):
to arrange in an order
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Sequence as a verb (transitive):
to determine the order of things, especially of amino acids in a protein, or of bases in a nucleic acid
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Sequence as a verb (transitive):
to produce (music) with a sequencer