square bracket

noun
bracket ( def 3 ).

Origin:
1885–90

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square bracket
 
n
1.  either of a pair of characters [ ], used to enclose a section of writing or printing to separate it from the main text
2.  Also called: bracket either of these characters used as a sign of aggregation in mathematical or logical expressions indicating that the expression contained in the brackets is to be evaluated first and treated as a unit in the evaluation of the whole

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