atw: Pipe Symbol or Vertical Bar?

I was about to describe the behaviour of the
pipe symbol (|) in a field when I realised
that "pipe" might be what I'm used to because
of my UNIX background.

I checked the Web and have found instances of "pipe":
<http://www.webenalysis.com/special-characters.asp>

and "vertical bar":
<http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/reference/special_characters/>

Which is considered the correct term?

I'm writing for Microsoft Windows users.

Thanks,
Marcus Amann
Technical Publications Manager
TOWER Software
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