1. a diacritical mark (~) placed over certain letters in some languages, especially Spanish ñ
2. the symbol (~) used in mathematics, logic, and computing to indicate various relationships or operations
Usage: technical

Examples

• The Spanish word ‘niño’ has a tilde over the second n.
• In Portuguese, the tilde appears over vowels to indicate nasalization.
• The tilde symbol is used in mathematics to show approximation.
• You can find the tilde key on the upper left of most keyboards.
• The filename contained a tilde to indicate it was a backup copy.
• Learning to type the tilde correctly is important for Spanish students.