how to pronounce underscore

/ˌʌn.dəˈskɔːɹ/

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underscore is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of underscore in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… SJC underscore X yes they are …”

meanings of underscore

noun:

A piece of background music.
An underline; a line drawn or printed beneath text; the character _.

verb:

To emphasize or draw attention to.
To underline; to mark a line beneath text.

underscore frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word underscore occurs in english on average 0.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics underscore can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that underscore can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;