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English Dictionary: underscore by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
underscore
n
  1. a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
    Synonym(s): underscore, underline
v
  1. give extra weight to (a communication); "Her gesture emphasized her words"
    Synonym(s): underscore, underline, emphasize, emphasise
  2. draw a line or lines underneath to call attention to
    Synonym(s): underline, underscore
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Underscore \Un`der*score"\, v. t.
      To draw a mark or line under; to underline. --J. Tucker.

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   underscore
  
      _, {ASCII} 95.
  
      Common names: {ITU-T}: underline; underscore; underbar; under.
      Rare: score; backarrow; skid; {INTERCAL}: flatworm.
  
      See also {left arrow}.
  
      (1995-03-06)
  
  
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