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subscript

Pronunciation: /ˈsʌbskɹɪpt/

The English word “subscript” has 6 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A type of lettering form written lower than the things around it.
  2. An index into an array or hash.

verb

  1. To provide with a subscript.
  2. To convert to a subscript form.
  3. To access (an array element) by its index.

adjective

  1. Written underneath.

Etymology

From sub- + script.

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