Square Bracket (Noun)
Meaning
Either of two punctuation marks ([ or ]) used to enclose textual material.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The instructions in the manual were enclosed in square brackets to distinguish them from the main text.
- She placed her note about the recipe in square brackets at the bottom of the page.
- The square brackets around the Latin phrase indicated that it was a translation.
- In the script, the stage directions were enclosed in square brackets to separate them from the dialogue.
- The editor added the explanation in square brackets to clarify the ambiguous sentence.