Timeline for What is the name for these keys on a computer keyboard?
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| Mar 17, 2016 at 10:35 | comment | added | Andrew Leach | This answer indicates it's a quote. Where is it a quote from? | |
| Mar 16, 2016 at 17:15 | comment | added | ColleenV | @Tyzoid Like almost everything in English, it's context specific. If you're speaking in general about punctuation marks that group things together, bracket is fine. If the type of bracket matters, it's so much better for folks working together to agree on the terms we will use. For example, if someone says "you're missing a close bracket on line 1295" I ask "Do you mean a square bracket or a brace?" so we can get on the same 'terminology' page. Then they say "curly brace". And I say "all braces are curly." and then we spend the rest of the afternoon debating brace versus bracket :) | |
| Mar 16, 2016 at 17:06 | comment | added | Tyzoid | @ColleenV That could be correct. The dictionary you link to cites parentheses as a 'bracket'. I think it's helpful to be more specific in what you mean in this case, as it prevents ambiguity. | |
| Mar 16, 2016 at 15:54 | comment | added | ColleenV | @Tyzoid Just because some folks use the wrong terms for things doesn't mean that the terms are correct. Understandable or acceptable, sure, but not correct. Definition of bracket: dictionary.com/browse/bracket Definition of brace: dictionary.com/browse/brace I use braces and brackets all day long - it is inefficient and confusing to say brackets and square brackets. Are we going to start saying curved brackets for parens next ? :) | |
| Mar 16, 2016 at 15:47 | comment | added | Tyzoid |
@ColleenV All three sets can be, and are called brackets. Usually, each is differentiated according to necessity. For example, among programmers who use { and } for code blocks, these are generally referred to as 'brackets', while we have 'square brackets' and 'angle brackets'. Point is: Brackets is a general term, and extra context is needed to use it to refer to a specific kind.
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| Mar 16, 2016 at 15:32 | comment | added | Todd Wilcox |
Note that people who are not software or web developers are unlikley to know the alternate names for < and > as "angle(d) brackets". On the other hand, at least in the USA, everyone is taught about "greater than" and "less than" in school using those symbols.
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| Mar 16, 2016 at 14:52 | comment | added | Jim Reynolds | @Joao Varun gave the names of the symbols (very well!), but the question does not ask for the names of the symbols. It asks for the names of the keys. | |
| Mar 16, 2016 at 14:50 | comment | added | J.R.♦ | @JoaoA - That may be true, but the answer should maybe have said that more explicitly, or explained it more clearly. | |
| Mar 16, 2016 at 14:42 | comment | added | Dan Henderson |
@ColleenV sometimes, [ and ] are called braces, while { and } are called curly braces. [ and ] may also be called square brackets.
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| Mar 16, 2016 at 14:28 | comment | added | Joao Arruda | @JimReynolds "unless that is the standard or correct way to identify it", I guess the answer states the only way to identify those keys, unless you know some other way. | |
| Mar 16, 2016 at 13:50 | comment | added | Jim Reynolds | -1 The OP did not ask the names of the symbols. | |
| Mar 16, 2016 at 12:49 | comment | added | ColleenV |
[ and ] are brackets. < and > are angle brackets. { and } are braces or curly brackets. There is a good summary here: englishforums.com/content/resources/…
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| Mar 16, 2016 at 12:44 | history | answered | Varun Nair | CC BY-SA 3.0 |