backslash
n.
slash mark which runs from the upper left to the lower right, character "\" (Computers)
Backslash
The backslash ( \ ) is a typographical mark (
glyph) used chiefly in
computing. It was first introduced in
1960 by
Bob Bemer. Sometimes called a reverse solidus, it is the mirror image of the common
slash. It is also known as a slosh. In colloquial speech, it is sometimes called a whack (however that term is considered to be properly a
synonym only for the
forward slash).
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Backslash (das)
n.
backslash, slash mark which runs from the upper left to the lower right, character "\" (Computers)
backslash
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character> "\"
ASCII code 92. Common names: escape (from C/Unix); reverse slash; slosh; backslant; backwhack. Rare: bash;
ITU-T: reverse slant; reversed virgule;
INTERCAL: backslat.
Backslash is used to separate components in
MS-DOS pathnames, and to introduce special character sequence in
C and
Unix strings, e.g. "\n" for newline.
(2000-02-21)
(c) Copyright 1993 by Denis Howe
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