Underscore - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Underscore :  (noun)

1: a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter) [syn: underline] (verb)
1: give extra weight to (a communication); "Her gesture emphasized her words" [syn: underline, emphasize, emphasise]
2: draw a line or lines underneath to call attention to [syn: underline]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Underscore : \Un`der*score"\, v. t. To draw a mark or line under; to underline. --J. Tucker.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Underscore : 

_, ASCII 95.

Common names: ITU-T: underline; underscore; underbar; under. Rare: score; backarrow; skid; INTERCAL: flatworm.

See also left arrow.

(1995-03-06)



Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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