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forward slash
[ fawr-werd slash ]
/ ˈfɔr wərd ˌslæʃ /
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noun
a short oblique stroke (/), or slash, especially one used in computer programming or to specify an internet address or computer filename.
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Origin of forward slash
First recorded in 1980–85
Words nearby forward slash
forwardness, forward pass, forward quotation, forward roll, forwards, forward slash, forward-thinking, forwent, for what it's worth, For Whom the Bell Tolls, forwhy
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