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Underlying vs Underscore - What's the difference?

underlying | underscore |

As an adjective underlying

is lying underneath.

As a noun underscore is

an underline; a line drawn or printed beneath text; the character.

As a verb underscore is

to underline; to mark a line beneath text.

underlying

English

Adjective

(-)
  • lying underneath
  • We dug down to the underlying rock.
  • basic or fundamental
  • Points and straight lines are underlying elements of geometry.
  • implicit
  • Many nursery rhymes have an underlying meaning.

    Anagrams

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    underscore

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An underline; a line drawn or printed beneath text; the character .
  • (music) A piece of background music.
  • Verb

    (underscor)
  • To underline; to mark a line beneath text.
  • To emphasize or draw attention to.
  • I wish to underscore the importance of proper formatting.

    See also

    * underbar (typography marks)