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backslash
[ bak-slash ]
/ ˈbækˌslæʃ /
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noun
a short oblique stroke (\), a backward slash, used in some computer operating systems to mark the division between a directory and a subdirectory or its folders, as in designating a path.
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WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH backslash
backslash , forward slash, virguleWords nearby backslash
backside-to, backsight, back slang, backslap, backslapping, backslash, backslide, backsource, backspace, backspin, backsplash
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British Dictionary definitions for backslash
backslash
noun
a slash which slopes to the left \
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