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

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley