backslash
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.
backslashes
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pluralof backslash.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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With a practiced flurry, he inserted backslashes and hit “return” repeatedly, which drew the symbols into a neat block.
From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2017
Eight parents wanted to insert backslashes into their children’s first names, while four wanted to put brackets around their middle names.
From Time ● May 3, 2013
The draft shows Franklin's heavy printer's pen crossing out the phrase with backslashes and changing it to "We hold these truths to be self-evident."
From Time Magazine Archive
