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(person) by idoru (4.7 y) (print)   (I like it!) 1 C! Mon Apr 17 2000 at 12:14:16
Less than, when used in a mathematical context.
Example: x < y; this is read as x is less than y

Left angle bracket in other contexts, in html and other markup languages, this is used to open a directive.
(thing) by mcc (2.9 y) (print)   (I like it!) Wed Jul 19 2000 at 3:31:09
In Bash (and i'd imagine other shells as well..), < is used to redirect the input of a program away from the keyboard to a file. For example typing command < filename causes command to run, with the contents of filename being fed to command as if the user had typed them in.
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