Underscore

//ˈʌn.dəˌskɔː(ɹ)// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    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 line drawn underneath (especially under written matter) wordnet
  3. 3
    A piece of background music.
Verb
  1. 1
    To underline; to mark a line beneath text. transitive

    "By convention, Rubyists usually underscore their method names."

  2. 2
    draw a line or lines underneath to call attention to wordnet
  3. 3
    To emphasize or draw attention to. transitive

    "I wish to underscore the importance of proper formatting."

  4. 4
    give extra weight to (a communication) wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
underlineunderlineaccentaccentuatebandbar

Example

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"Tom has an underscore in his password."

Etymology

From under- + score.

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background music

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