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Italic - Slanted text

Enhanced Definition

Italic text, or slanted text, is a typographical style where characters are slanted to the right, primarily used for emphasis, titles, foreign words, or to distinguish certain parts of a text. In the context of mainframe systems, it does not represent a specific technology, command, or data type, but rather a display or formatting attribute for human readability in documentation or modern user interfaces.

Key Characteristics

- Typographical Style: It is a visual presentation style for text, not a functional component of a mainframe operating system, programming language, or application.
- Emphasis and Distinction: Its primary purpose is to draw attention to or differentiate specific words or phrases in written content, such as command syntax, variable names, or new terminology.
- Display Dependent: The rendering of italic text depends entirely on the display device (e.g., terminal emulator with rich