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minus sign

The minus sign (-) is the subtract symbol in programming and on calculator keyboards. For example, 10 - 7 means subtract 7 from 10. It is also used in command line syntax for a switch. For example, in the PKUNZIP statement pkunzip lotstuff -d, the -d is a switch that tells the program to create the original Directory structure that is stored in the .ZIP file. See forward slash.

minus sign

the symbol --, indicating subtraction or a negative quantity

minus sign [′mī·nəs ‚sīn]

(mathematics)

subtraction sign

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