bracketing

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noun

A series or group of brackets; brackets, collectively.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of bracket
nounbracketing (plural bracketings)

plural bracketings

  1. architectureA series or group of brackets; brackets, collectively.
  2. The act of enclosing (text, etc.) in brackets.
  3. human sciencesA technique used to display the internal structure of a string of elements, in a similar manner to that used in mathematics and symbolic logic.
Cite this entry
APA

bracketing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bracketing

MLA

“bracketing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bracketing. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bracketing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bracketing.

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