Ско́бки — па́рные знаки, используемые в различных областях.
Различают:
круглые () скобки;
квадратные [ ] скобки;
фигурные { } скобки;
угловые скобки (или < > в ASCII-текстах) .
http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Скобки То же на английском
List of types
( ) — round brackets, open brackets, brackets (UK), or parentheses
[ ] — square brackets, closed brackets, or brackets (US)
{ } — curly brackets, definite brackets, swirly brackets, curly braces, birdie brackets, Scottish brackets, squirrelly brackets, braces, gullwings, fancy brackets, or squiggly brackets
⟨ ⟩ — angle brackets, triangular brackets, diamond brackets, tuples, or chevrons
< > — inequality signs, or brackets. Sometimes referred to as angle brackets, in such cases as HTML markup. Occasionally known as broken brackets or brokets.[3]
‹ ›; « » — angular quote brackets, or guillemets
⸤ ⸥; 「 」 — corner brackets
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bracket 