underscore

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A line drawn or printed beneath text

   A line drawn or printed beneath text; the character _.

   • He walks into the house and picks up a pen. The thought he has is a brilliant idea. He must write it down. Only two words need to be written. The underscore adds importance. / BOUNTY HUNTER
2. 2

   A piece of background music.

3. 3

   To underline

   To underline; to mark a line beneath text.

   • By convention, Rubyists usually underscore their method names.
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   1. 4

      To emphasize or draw attention to.

      • I wish to underscore the importance of proper formatting.
      • The tale thus underscores in expressive form the semiparadoxical fact that traders can lie by telling the truth.
      • Not trusting filmgoers to catch the drift, Ms. Coppola underscores the women’s attempts to gussy up with snippets of arch dialogue.

The neighborhood

• neighborunderbar
• neighborundertie
• neighborampersand
• neighborasterisk and asterism
• neighborat sign
• neighborbackslash
• neighborbullet
• neighbordagger
• neighbordegree symbol
• neighbornumber sign
• neighborprime
• neighbortilde