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Meaning of Squiggly | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈskwɪɡli

Definitions

A wavy underline used to indicate an error in text or source code.

informal

Equivalents

Examples

“If you have dynamic spell checking enabled, your pamphlet will become a sea of red squigglies.”
“Coding errors have colored squigglies beneath them to indicate the kind of error. For example, syntax errors appear with red squigglies beneath them...”
“The next blue squiggly is in the word Dimm. That should be an easy fix. Change it to Dim. Again, that swats two bugs with one fix.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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