SQUARE BRACKET

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does square bracket mean? 

• SQUARE BRACKET (noun)
  The noun SQUARE BRACKET has 1 sense:

1. either of two punctuation marks ([ or ]) used to enclose textual material

  Familiarity information: SQUARE BRACKET used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SQUARE BRACKET (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Either of two punctuation marks ([ or ]) used to enclose textual material

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

bracket; square bracket

Hypernyms ("square bracket" is a kind of...):

punctuation; punctuation mark (the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases)