optional hyphen

ˈɒpʃənl ˈhaɪfən

Definition

Definition of optional hyphen - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

writing

TECH.

hyphen that may be included or omitted in writing

TECH.

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Expressions with optional

clothing optional

adj.

permitting nudity but not requiring people to be nude

This is a clothing optional beach.

optional extra

extra feature or service that can be chosen but is not needed

Metallic paint is an optional extra on this car model.

optional feature

extra part or function people may choose to include or leave out

Leather seats are an optional feature on this car model.

optional coverage

extra insurance protection that a customer can choose to add

Collision is an optional coverage on many car insurance policies.

optional parameter

input value in a function that users may choose to leave out

The third argument is an optional parameter for advanced configuration.

Expressions with hyphen

soft hyphen

invisible character showing where a word can be split

The word had a soft hyphen in the middle.

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French:trait d'union facultatif, ...
German:fakultativer Bindestrich, ...
Italian:trattino facoltativo, ...
Spanish:guion opcional, ...
Portuguese:hífen facultativo, ...
Chinese:可选连字符, ...
Japanese:任意ハイフン, ...
Arabic:واصِلَة اخْتِياريَّة, ...
Hebrew:מַקָּף רְשׁוּת, ...
Russian:факультативный дефис, ...
Ukrainian:факультативний дефіс, ...
Hindi:वैकल्पिक योजक-चिह्न, ...
Bengali:ঐচ্ছিক হাইফেন, ...
Catalan:guionet opcional, ...
Czech:volitelný spojovník, ...
Danish:valgfri bindestreg, ...
Dutch:facultatief koppelteken, ...
Greek:προαιρετικό ενωτικό, ...
Hungarian:fakultatív kötőjel, ...
Khmer:សហសញ្ញាជាជម្រើស, ...
Korean:선택적 하이픈, ...
Persian:خط تیرهٔ اختیاری, ...
Polish:łącznik opcjonalny, ...
Portuguese (BR):hífen facultativo, ...
Romanian:cratimă opțională, ...
Swedish:valfritt bindestreck, ...
Thai:ยัติภังค์ที่เลือกใส่ได้, ...
Turkish:isteğe bağlı kısa çizgi, ...
Vietnamese:dấu gạch nối tùy chọn, ...

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