square-bracketed

Enclosed by brackets

Square-bracketed means enclosed in square brackets [ ].

The term describes text or symbols set apart by these angular punctuation marks, typically indicating editorial insertions, clarifications, or optional elements: The square-bracketed material was added by the translator.

In technical writing and programming, square-bracketed items often denote array indices or optional parameters.

notation

parentheses

Curved enclosing punctuation marks

punctuationWritten clarity symbols
encloseShut in on all sides
delimitFix the boundaries of

syntax · grammar · citation · reference · editorial · interpolation · sic · ellipsis · annotation · clarify

programming

array

Ordered collection or display

indexAlphabetical guide to contents
elementBasic substance or factor
subscriptText below the line

variable · syntax · notation · parse · expression · list · string · concatenate · slice · range

mathematics

matrix

Ordered numerical arrangement

intervalDuration between two points
setArrange in position
notationSystem of written symbols

bounds · inclusive · exclusive · ordered pair · coordinates · vector · algebra · endpoint · range · domain

Opposites

punctuation mark type

square-bracketedparenthesized

Enclosed in parentheses

braced · unbracketed · quoted · hyphenated

bracketing status

square-bracketedunbracketed

Not within grouping symbols

unmarked · unenclosed · inline · plain · plain text

Family

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