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# columnTerminators

The value is an `NSCharacterSet` object.

```
static let columnTerminators: NSTextTab.OptionKey
```

## Discussion

The character set is used to determine the terminating character for a tab column. The tab and newline characters are implied even if they don’t exist in the character set. This attribute is optional.

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