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column
-s
Specify a set of characters to be used to delimit columns for the -t option.
sort
-t, --field-separator=SEP
use SEP instead of non-blank to blank transition
cut
-d, --delimiter=DELIM
use DELIM instead of TAB for field delimiter
awk
-F fs
--field-separator fs
Use fs for the input field separator (the value of the FS predefined variable).
It’s really difficult to remember all of them.
Natural language also sometimes has different words for the same thing. Why would it be different in information science? While it might be desirable to have only one term/word/expression (see!) for the same thing/object (see again!), especially in science, this is wishful thinking at best. It’s just a fact that different people come up with the same concepts at the same time but name it with different words. We’re all individualists, after all.
So my advice is to strive for consistent naming/terminology (yet again) in your own texts (using existing terminology where possible) and just be aware that other vocabulary exists for any texts written by other people/folks/peers.