brackets

Noun

bracket (plural brackets)

1. A fixture attached to a wall to hold up a shelf.
2. Any intermediate object that connects a smaller part to a larger part, the smaller part typically projecting sideways from the larger part.
   • To determine if your frame has this bottom bracket type, look for a notched and possibly knurled lockring on the left side (the side without the chainrings).2005, Todd Downs, The Bicycling Guide to Complete Bicycle Maintenance & Repair for Road and Mountain bikes, →ISBN
3. A short crooked timber, resembling a knee, used as a support.
4. The cheek or side of an ordnance carriage, supporting the trunnions.
5. (UK) “(” and “)” specifically, the other forms above requiring adjectives for disambiguation.
6. (US) “[” and “]” specifically, as opposed to the other forms, which have their own technical names.

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