Also means
hyphenation at line breaks
Usage Note
Silbentrennung is the division of a word into syllables, applied in writing when a word must be split at the end of a line. German has strict rules for Silbentrennung, which differ from those in English.
Examples
"Die automatische Silbentrennung im Textprogramm macht gelegentlich Fehler bei Fremdwörtern."
Natural Translation
The automatic hyphenation in the word processor occasionally makes mistakes with foreign words.
Literal Translation
The automatic syllable-separation in-the text-program makes occasionally mistakes with foreign-words.
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