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'''Quotes''' in computer programming come in two basic kinds: the double quote (") and the single quote ('). Non-programmers call these the [[quotation mark]] and the [[apostrophe]].
In [[Java]], a [[String]] is specified by enclosing text in double quotes, while a single character is enclosed in single quotes. Special characters such as the [[tab]] are marked with a backslash (see [[escape character]]). Characters so marked can be used in double quotes for a String, or in single quotes for a [[char]].