Found:
Braces
PHONOLOGY: a notational convention to abbreviate two rules. EXAMPLE: braces are a means to abbreviate the rules (i) and (ii) as the one rule (iii).
(i) A -> B / C _____
(ii) A -> B / D _____
C
(iii) A -> B / { } ______
D
| LIT. | Chomsky, N. and M. Halle (1968) |