unfamiliar notation — Linux Kernel

I just came across a notation that I haven't seen before. It's in
scripts/mconf.c:

	str_append(&help, _(menu_get_help(menu)));

What's the deal with the underscore and the parentheses surrounding the
call to menu_get_help?

James
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