backslash
[ bak-slash ]
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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Origin of backslash
1Words that may be confused with backslash
- backslash , forward slash, virgule
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British Dictionary definitions for backslash
backslash
noun
a slash which slopes to the left \
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