| Also known
as a dash, minus sign, or negative; the hyphen ( -
) is a punctuation mark commonly found on the underscore
key next to the "0" computer keyboard key. In
computers, the hyphen is commonly used in computer programming and mathematics
to subtract one number from another.
In many word processor
software programs an optional hyphen is
commonly automatically
inserted by a program when a word is cut
off by the program because it has reached the end of the page. Below
are some examples of a hyphen is used.
Used in a math formula:
2 - 1 = 1
Used in a word:
Words with hyphens are used in some compound words to make the
word easier to read and help clarify words that are used together.
Here are some examples of words with hyphens:
"to-do", "merry-go-round",
"high-risk", "T-shirt", and
"sixty-six".
- An additional listing of computer keyboard keys can be found by clicking
here.
Also see: Em dash, En dash,
Hyphenation, Keyboard
definitions, Plus
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