Bracket
From open-dictionary.com - the free dictionary.
| Table of contents |
English
Noun
bracket (plural: brackets)
- Item attached to a wall to hold up a shelf.
- Generically any of "(", ")", "[", "]", "{", "}", and, in the area of computer languges, "<", ">".
- "(" and ")" specifically, the other forms above requiring adjectives for disambiguation.
- (Technical) "[" and "]" specifically - opposed to the other forms which have their own technical names.
Synonyms
- round bracket (3)
- square bracket (4)
- parenthesis (3)
Translations
- Dutch: haakje n
- Finnish: hakasulku
- Romanian: paranteză f
Related terms
- angle bracket
- curly bracket
- round bracket
- square bracket
Verb
to bracket (bracketed, bracketed)
See Also
Punctuation
| Symbol | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| ' | apostrophe | |
| [ and ] | bracket (US), square bracket (British) | |
| : | colon | |
| , | comma | |
| — | dash, em rule | |
| – | en rule | |
| ! | exclamation mark | |
| - | hyphen | |
| ( and ) | parenthesis, bracket (British) | |
| . | period (US), full stop (British) | |
| ? | question mark | |
| " or ' | quotation mark, quote, inverted commas (British) | |
| ; | semicolon |
