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The tilde (/ˈtɪldə/, also /ˈtɪld, -di, -deɪ/) is a grapheme ⟨˜⟩ or ⟨~⟩ with a number of uses. The name of the character came into English from Spanish tilde, which, in turn, came from the Latin titulus, meaning 'title' or 'superscription'. Its primary use internationally is as a diacritic in combination with a base letter. Its freestanding form, most…
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tilde | In Unicode | .mw-parser-output .monospaced{font-family:monospace,monospace}U+007E ~ TILDE U+0303 ◌̃ COMBINING TILDE | 1.00 | infobox |
| Tilde | is a | diacritic mark placed over a letter to indicate a change in its pronunciation | 0.90 | text |
| Tilde | is a | standard keytop and pressing it produces a free-standing | 0.90 | text |
| fanfiction | instance of | especially in informal writing | 0.80 | text |
| to convey a cutesy | instance of | especially in informal writing | 0.80 | text |
| playful | instance of | especially in informal writing | 0.80 | text |
| or flirtatious tone.The similar-looking character wave dash | instance of | especially in informal writing | 0.80 | text |
| onomatopoeia | instance of | final tildes imply sounds | 0.80 | text |
| sound extensions | instance of | final tildes imply sounds | 0.80 | text |
| those of arrays | instance of | concatenation operator | 0.80 | text |
| and to indicate an object destructor | instance of | concatenation operator | 0.80 | text |
| the classic Mac OS | instance of | In other platforms | 0.80 | text |
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