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What does punctuation mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word punctuation? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. A set of symbols and marks which are used to clarify meaning in text by separating strings of words into clauses, phrases and sentences.
  2. An act of punctuating.
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Be ruthless with clutter, write in the active voice, place each idea into a sentence of its own, and lastly, get your punctuation right.
Every relative clause will have the distinction marked both by punctuation and also by the choice of subordinator.
We wrangle over word choice, punctuation, and which is the fastest keyboard shortcut.
He doesn't use correct punctuation, and I think it may be more affectation than lack of education.
Who made the error in punctuation of putting a question mark after the sample questions, the SQA or the Scotsman?
This text has been retyped by Thomas Callanan and adheres to the punctuation, spelling and capitalization as it appears in Wharton's translation.

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