square bracket

Frequency: 5.54.2 per million words

Refers to the symbols [ and ]. Often referred to as just 'brackets' in AmE.

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Examples (10)

  • Please enclose your editorial notes in square brackets.
  • In linguistics, square brackets are often used for phonetic transcriptions.
  • In this programming language, you access array elements using square brackets.
  • The formula requires you to place the variables inside square brackets.
  • He added the date in a square bracket to clarify the quote.
  • Should I use round parentheses or square brackets for this citation?
  • Press the opening square bracket key, which looks like '['.
  • Any information not in the original text must be enclosed within square brackets.
  • The list of ingredients was presented inside square brackets.
  • The editor's note, '[sic]', was placed in square brackets to indicate an error in the original source.