Definitions for Underscore
ˈʌn dərˌskɔr, -ˌskoʊrun·der·score

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. underscore, underlineverb

   a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)

2. underscore, underline, emphasize, emphasiseverb

   give extra weight to (a communication)

   "Her gesture emphasized her words"

3. underline, underscoreverb

   draw a line or lines underneath to call attention to

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. underscorenoun

   An underline; a line drawn or printed beneath text; the character .

2. underscorenoun

   A piece of background music.

3. underscoreverb

   To underline; to mark a line beneath text.

4. underscoreverb

   To emphasize or draw attention to.

   I wish to underscore the importance of proper formatting.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Underscore

   An underscore or underline is a line drawn under a segment of text. In proofreading, underscoring is a convention that says "set this text in italic type", traditionally used on manuscript or typescript as an instruction to the printer. Its use to add emphasis in modern documents is a deprecated practice.The underscore character, _, also called a low line, or low dash, originally appeared on the typewriter so that underscores could be typed. To produce an underscored word, the word was typed, the typewriter carriage was moved back to the beginning of the word, and the word was overtyped with the underscore character. In modern usage, underscoring is achieved by markup or with the Unicode combining low line. The underscore character is used in strings where spaces are not permitted to create visual spacing, such as in computer filenames, email addresses, and in Internet URLs, for example Mr_John_Smith. It is also used as markup to indicate underscore or italics, for instance _thus_ renders as thus or thus.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. underscore

   An underscore is a character, symbol or punctuation mark (_) which is used for various purposes in computing, coding, and written text. It is typically used to create spaces in computer systems where spaces are not allowed, emphasize text, indicate command functions, or as a substitute for certain characters. It is represented by a horizontal line at the base of a character space.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. Underscoreverb

   to draw a mark or line under; to underline

WikidataRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Underscore

   The underscore is a character that originally appeared on the typewriter and was primarily used to underline words. To produce an underlined word, the word was typed, the typewriter carriage was moved back to the beginning of the word, and the word was overtyped with the underscore character. This character is sometimes used to create visual spacing within a sequence of characters, where a whitespace character is not permitted, e.g., in computer filenames, e-mail addresses, and in World Wide Web URLs. Some computer applications will automatically underline text surrounded by underscores: _underlined_ will render underlined. It is often used in ASCII-only media for this purpose. When the underscore is used for emphasis in this fashion, it is usually interpreted as indicating that the enclosed text is underlined or italicized. The underscore is not the same character as the dash character, although one convention for text news wires is to use an underscore when an em-dash or en-dash is desired, or when other non-standard characters such as bullets would be appropriate. A series of underscores may be used to create a blank to be filled in on a form. It is also sometimes used to create a horizontal line, if no other method is available; hyphens and dashes are often used for a similar purpose.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Underscore

   un-dėr-skōr′, v.t. to draw a score or line under, as for emphasis.

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1. • Mark
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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Underscore in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Underscore in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Underscore in a Sentence

1. New York:

   These incidents of vandalism have ranged from the tragic to the obscene, from the transparent to the inexplicable, there remains much we do not know about this phenomenon, but at a minimum, they underscore that our society is in sore need of God’s grace.

2. Larry Connor:

   If it were not for the NASA's Crew-3 astronauts, and their phenomenal help, we would never - underscore the word never - have been able to accomplish all of our objectives, we underestimated the time on some of the projects. We had one project early on that we thought was two-and-a-half hours, take five hours.

3. Joe Manimbo:

   Perhaps we'll still get a rate hike from the Fed this month, but maybe the Fed will underscore how it's likely to move gradually in raising interest rates.

4. Ken Buesseler:

   Despite the fact that the levels of contamination off our shores remain well below government-established safety limits for human health or to marine life, the changing values underscore the need to more closely monitor contamination levels across the Pacific.

5. Washington Post:

   It was a win for Nancy Pelosi, but it does underscore this restiveness within the Democratic caucus, we have about three dozen Democratic candidates who have distanced themselves from Nancy Pelosi, either saying outright they will not vote for Nancy Pelosi or generally saying they want new leadership.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Underscore
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Underscore
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underscore
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Underscore
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Underscore
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Underscore