Reply To: underscore Home › Forums › Nemeth Code for Math and Science › underscore › Reply To: underscore July 25, 2014 at 1:30 pm #22106 Lindy WaltonModerator The consensus of the committee is that when underscore appears in non-computer context and is representing the meaning that a hyphen would represent, a tn should explain that a hyphen is being substituted for the underscore symbol.