swung dash
<character> A character similar to tilde but appearing in the same
vertical position as a dash, i.e. half way up rather than at the top like tilde.
ASCII does not include a swung dash so tilde is used instead.
It is commonly used for "approximates" or "is approximately equal to".
(1997-06-28)
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