1 pointby Igor_Wiwi7 hours ago9 comments
  • JohnFen4 hours ago
    If it's the "-" on the keypad, I call it "minus". If it's the key on the main keyboard, I call it "dash".

    I do it a little differently for the character (versus the key). That's probably more important because I'm almost always referring to the character, not the key. I call that a "minus", "hyphen", or "dash" depending on the context it's being used in.

  • rzzzwilson7 hours ago
    The "ASCII" page in the Jargon File gives a few names for "-". It even says that the official ANSI/CCITT names are "hyphen" and "minus".

    https://www.catb.org/jargon/html/A/ASCII.html

  • voidUpdate7 hours ago
    "Hyphen" in writing, "dash" or "tack" in command line
  • Ekaros7 hours ago
    Minus is an option. Especially on numpad.
  • 6 hours ago
    undefined
  • lordkrandel7 hours ago
    Dash
  • stop507 hours ago
    Minus
  • glowtyping_dev5 hours ago
    Dash. Sometimes - minus.
  • sixthDot7 hours ago
    ("-")
    • 7 hours ago
      undefined
    • voidUpdate5 hours ago
      Wouldn't it be "-"()?
    • nhgiang7 hours ago
      Everyone else answered “what do you call…”. You are the only one answered OP’s question.