The symbol " | " in excel

Hello Zed,

The symbol you are talking about is called "vertical bar".

It is obtained with the keyboard combination < AltGr >< 6 >, but you already know this since you managed to include it in your text above.

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1) This symbol can serve as a vertical line, to graphically trace the column of a table (it looks nicer than using " ! ").

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2) In a DOS command, " | " is the redirection symbol.

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3) Otherwise, it is used to mean "OR".

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Example 1 :

In the HELP of DOS commands, the SYNTAX uses " | "
to indicate to use either this OR that parameter.

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Example 2 :

In Boolean Algebra, it is the inclusive OR (OR),
as opposed to exclusive OR (XOR).

In C language, here are 2 bitwise logical operators:
" | " : inclusive OR (= either one OR the other OR both)
" ^ " : exclusive OR (= either one OR the other BUT NOT both)

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Example 3 :

The one you mentioned yourself:
1 | 1.0 | 1.375 | 0.1875 | 300 | 240 | 16840 | 13470 | KAA10CL0

The first part looks like version numbers of software:
version 1 OR version 1.0 OR version 1.375; but the rest makes me
think that this can't be it!

It could be: 1 OR 1.0 OR 1.375 OR 0.1875 OR 300 OR 240
OR 16840 OR 13470 OR KAA10CL0

But the values are so different from each other
that ultimately, " | " must only be a graphical separator
(thus having NO meaning of OR).

Since you know better than I do what the context of this line is,
you should now have all the elements you need to answer
your own question!

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Best regards. ????