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bracket

bracket

5 4.1
An angle-shaped mark like < used to enclose code tags
  • noun
  • /ˈbrækɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : corchete angular
  • The angle brackets are necessary for syntax when coding HTML.
  • angle bracket

Examples

  • Open bracket, O, closed bracket, space, open bracket, O, closed bracket.

  • Make sure to place the variable inside the bracket when writing the code.

  • You can use a line, you can use a bracket, or you can use a double bracket.

  • OK, so we find a bracket, we find a power cord.

  • So you're going to use a bracket, all right?

  • Always get your brackets right and file and save.

  • Two Tiki heads bracket either side of the entrance.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • This quantity inside the brackets is a random variable.

  • That these mysterious looking brackets really just mean these things are vectors.

  • There, only a couple of angle brackets and a few ordinary screws hold the coin machine in place.

    Academic text (2005)

Synonyms

angle bracket
vsbracket
  • Specialized
5.2

Symbols < and > used to enclose tags in computer code

emphasizes the angle shape of these marks in usage

Compounds

tax bracket
  • Specialized
15 3.6

A range of income taxed at one rate

A group of people who earn about the same amount of money for tax or benefit rules

age bracket
  • Specialized
4 3.1

A group of people in a range of ages used to compare data

A group that sets the tax rate people pay based on yearly earnings

bracket creep
  • Literature
1 8.5

When inflation raises pay, people move into higher tax bands and pay more tax without getting richer

A sign like [ or ] used to show words added in text

bracket fungus
  • Specialized
7.9

A fungus that makes hard shelf shapes on tree trunks and other wood

angle bracket
  • Specialized
5.2

Symbols < and > used to enclose tags in computer code

angle bracket
  • Specialized
3.9

A metal L-shaped support used to join two pieces at a right angle

9.1

An unusual tournament setup that makes winners hard to predict

gas bracket
  • Archaic
9.9

A metal piece on a wall with a burner for gas light

A group of things that cost about the same amount of money

A metal or wooden support fixed to a wall that holds up a shelf

A strong piece fixed to a wall that sticks out and holds a shelf

Surface Forms

bracket singular
brackets plural

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.