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subscript

Pronunciation: /ˈsʌbskrɪpt/

Definition of subscript

adjective

(of a letter, figure, or symbol) written or printed below the line.

noun

a subscript letter, figure, or symbol.
Computing a symbol (notionally written as a subscript but in practice usually not) used in a program, alone or with others, to specify one of the elements of an array.