Tilde

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1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Synonyms 1.1.2 Translations 1.1.3 Related terms 1.1.4 See also

English

Noun

tilde (plural: tildes)

1. A marking used to show accentuation of characters in Spanish words.
2. A key found on some types of keyboards.
3. A character resembling a curved hyphen (~). ASCII character 126. May represent approximation.

Synonyms

• squiggle
• twiddle

Translations

• Finnish: tilde

Related terms

• ASCII
• hyphen

See also

• swung dash Specific type of tilde, positioned in middle height of line.