bracket

bracket

In programming, brackets (the [ and ] characters) are used to enclose numbers and subscripts. For example, in the C statement int menustart [4] = {2,9,15,22}; the [4] indicates the number of elements in the array, and the contents are enclosed in curly braces. In the C expression, if (ABCbuff [501] == '\x1'), the [501] indicates the 501st byte of the ABC buffer (starting with 0). See bracketing.

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bracket

1. Architect a support projecting from the side of a wall or other structure

2. a general name for parenthesis, square bracket and brace (sense 6)

3. the distance between two preliminary shots of artillery fire in range-finding

4. a skating figure consisting of two arcs meeting at a point, tracing the shape ⋎

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(character)

bracket - (Or square bracket) A left bracket or right bracket. Often used loosely for parentheses, square brackets, braces, angle brackets, or any other kind of unequal paired delimiters.