To be honest I did not know what ~ this was called, in fact I don't even know what it is used for, ha ha! I guess my education was dumbed down. I guess I learned something (~is a Tilde) even if I can't post a pic directly on this forum.Where did the "squiggly" name come from? Modernized lingo?
I've always know it as a Tilde (since the mid 50's at least) and it is often the upper case on the button left of the "1" button above the qwerty for North American keyboards, not the number pad.