brackets

/ˈbɹækɪts/ · noun

Meaning

A fixture attached to a wall to hold up a shelf.
Any intermediate object that connects a smaller part to a larger part, the smaller part typically projecting sideways from the larger part.
A short crooked timber, resembling a knee, used as a support.
The cheek or side of an ordnance carriage, supporting the trunnions.
Any of the characters "(", ")", "[", "]", "{", "}", "<" and ">", used in pairs to enclose parenthetic remarks, sections of mathematical expressions, etc.
A printed diagram of games in a tournament.
To support by means of mechanical brackets.
To enclose in typographical brackets.
To bound on both sides, to surround, as enclosing with brackets.
To place in the same category.
To mark distinctly for special treatment.
To set aside, discount, ignore.

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