double quote

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

double quote
"

   <character> '"' {ASCII} character 34.  Often used in
   programming languages to delimit strings.  In {Unix} {shells}
   and {Perl} it delimits a string inside which variable
   substitution may occur.

   Common names: quote.  Rare: literal mark; double-glitch;
   {ITU-T}: quotation marks; {ITU-T}: dieresis; dirk; {INTERCAL}:
   rabbit-ears; double prime.

   (1995-03-28)