Associations to the word «Underscore»

Wiktionary

UNDERSCORE, noun. An underline; a line drawn or printed beneath text; the character _.
UNDERSCORE, noun. (music) A piece of background music.
UNDERSCORE, verb. To underline; to mark a line beneath text.
UNDERSCORE, verb. To emphasize or draw attention to.

Dictionary definition

UNDERSCORE, noun. A line drawn underneath (especially under written matter).
UNDERSCORE, verb. Give extra weight to (a communication); "Her gesture emphasized her words".
UNDERSCORE, verb. Draw a line or lines underneath to call attention to.

Wise words

The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and nothing detracts from it so much as the use of unfamiliar words.
Hippocrates