What is "hyphenation"

1881, from hyphen + -ation. Hyphenization is attested from 1851.

n. The inclusion of hyphens; especially, the correct locations of hyphens.

1. n. division of a word especially at the end of a line on a page [syn: word division]

2. connecting syllables and words by hyphens

Hyphenation may refer to:

• Use of the hyphen, a punctuation mark
• Syllabification, the splitting of words into smaller units (usually in printed texts, to achieve good line breaks)
• Hyphenation algorithm, an algorithm doing automatic syllabification