underscore
Horizontal connecting mark
Underscore is the character _ on a keyboard, used in programming, file names, and usernames where spaces aren't allowed: first_name, my_file_2024.
As a verb, underscore means to emphasize or highlight: The accident underscores the need for better safety measures.
This sense comes from the typographical practice of drawing a line under text for emphasis.
Pressure, mental or vocal
- highlightMost notable part
- accentuateTo give emphasis
- emphasizeStress the importance of
- draw attentionCause others to look
call out · point up · bring out · spotlight · feature · foreground · flag · mark
Music composed for cinema
- soundtrackMusic accompanying visual media
- background musicAudio meant to accompany
- incidental musicAccompanying theatrical composition
- movie musicAudio accompanying a film
dramatic music · scoring · composer · orchestration · cue · theme · leitmotif · Hans Zimmer
Standard for comparison
- spacingInterval arrangement between objects
- ASCIIElectronic character encoding standard
- keyboardArray of input keys
- shift keyUppercase toggle button
blank · placeholder · email address · username · URL · monospace · cursor · text field
Label for recognition
- naming conventionStandard for assigning identifiers
- PythonLarge nonvenomous squeezer
- dunderCane juice dregs
- constantFixed, unvarying quantity
snake_case · placeholder · wildcard · pattern matching · file path · regex · syntax · script
Express with restraint
- minimizeReduce to smallest extent
- de-emphasizeMinimize perceived significance
- soft-pedalDiminish stated significance
- play downDiminish perceived significance
gloss over · tone down · moderate · temper · qualify · hedge · mute · dampen
stress
Pressure, mental or vocal
- highlightMost notable part
- accentuateTo give emphasis
- emphasizeStress the importance of
draw attention · call out · point up · bring out · spotlight · feature · foreground · flag · mark · signal
film score
Music composed for cinema
- soundtrackMusic accompanying visual media
- background musicAudio meant to accompany
- incidental musicAccompanying theatrical composition
movie music · dramatic music · scoring · composer · orchestration · cue · theme · leitmotif · Hans Zimmer · John Williams
baseline
Standard for comparison
- spacingInterval arrangement between objects
- ASCIIElectronic character encoding standard
- keyboardArray of input keys
shift key · blank · placeholder · email address · username · URL · monospace · cursor · text field · form field
identifier
Label for recognition
- naming conventionStandard for assigning identifiers
- PythonLarge nonvenomous squeezer
- dunderCane juice dregs
snake_case · constant · placeholder · wildcard · pattern matching · file path · regex · syntax · script · module
understate
Express with restraint
- minimizeReduce to smallest extent
- de-emphasizeMinimize perceived significance
- soft-pedalDiminish stated significance
play down · gloss over · tone down · moderate · temper · qualify · hedge · mute · dampen · restrain
- filename partsextension, path, hyphen, dot, suffix
- musical theateract, musical theater, scene, cast recordings, Evita
- marksmark, blemish, blotch, stroke, seal of approval
- punctuationperiod, comma, colon, apostrophe, semicolon
- soundtracksfilm score, theme music, original score, main theme, end credits
- symbolssymbols, runes, symbol, asterisks, national symbol
underscoredownplay
Diminish perceived importance
de-emphasize · minimize · understate · play down · diminish