[zrsels]

 

I have seen these symbols <> used around a word. For example: <items>, <flagged>, <subject>

What does it mean?

 

 

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They simply indicate where you should: list your items, insert the name of the flagged item(s), and type in the subject here, respectively.

[SpywareDr]

They simply indicate where you should: list your items, insert the name of the flagged item(s), and type in the subject here, respectively.

[Leroydeploy9]

they are used for a number of applications

Mathmatically they mean

< less than
> greater than
<> not equal to (excel)

They are also used for web pages code - HTML as tags

and so in word you may have seen the HTML - webpage code

They can also be used for a mail merge , where the information is taken from a database and the <> are used as fields
and so where the word document has <subject> this will be filled from a database and so can be changed for each letter

hope that helps!

[Veitch]

The question is: Where have you seen these symbols. It really depends on the context.
The answer of SpywareDr sounds like the most likely one, so far. But don't let us guess.