English

Noun

bracket (plural: brackets )

1. Item attached to a wall to hold up a shelf.
2. Generically any of "(", ")", "[", "]", "{", "}", and, in the area of computer languges, "<", ">".
3. "(" and ")" specifically, the other forms above requiring adjectives for disambiguation.
4. (Technical) "[" and "]" specifically - opposed to the other forms which have their own technical names.
5. (Sport)
   1. printed diagram of games in a tournament
   2. prediction of the outcome of games in a tournament, used for betting purposes

[tax] bracket

1. a classification of income level used to determine tax rates

Synonyms

• round bracket (3)
• square bracket (4)
• parenthesis (3)

Translations

• Dutch: haakje n
• Finnish: hakasulku
• Romanian: paranteză f

Related terms

• angle bracket
• curly bracket
• round bracket
• square bracket

Verb

to bracket (bracketed , bracketed)

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