bracket
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4.1
- noun
- /ˈbrækɪt/
- Specialized
- The angle brackets are necessary for syntax when coding HTML.
- angle bracket
Examples
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Open bracket, O, closed bracket, space, open bracket, O, closed bracket.
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Make sure to place the variable inside the bracket when writing the code.
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You can use a line, you can use a bracket, or you can use a double bracket.
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OK, so we find a bracket, we find a power cord.
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So you're going to use a bracket, all right?
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Always get your brackets right and file and save.
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Two Tiki heads bracket either side of the entrance.
Fiction book (1990) -
This quantity inside the brackets is a random variable.
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That these mysterious looking brackets really just mean these things are vectors.
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There, only a couple of angle brackets and a few ordinary screws hold the coin machine in place.
Academic text (2005)
Synonyms
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5.2
Symbols < and > used to enclose tags in computer code
Compounds
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3.5
A group of people who earn about the same amount of money for tax or benefit rules
- Literature
1
8.5
When inflation raises pay, people move into higher tax bands and pay more tax without getting richer
- Specialized
1
7.9
A fungus that makes hard shelf shapes on tree trunks and other wood
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word bracket comes from an old word brac- meaning 'arm', so angle or chevron brackets are like tiny arms pointing inwards to hold tags or code.