forward slash
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of forward slash
First recorded in 1980–85
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Example Sentences
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On some keyboard layouts, I’ll accidentally hit the power button or misfire by hitting the right Shift when I want to press the forward slash button — but I didn’t experience accidental presses here.
From The Verge • May 20, 2022
If you read many poetry reviews, you may have noticed the convention of representing a line break with a forward slash, and a stanza break with two forward slashes.
From New York Times • Dec. 29, 2020
She pulls a similar trick with code: “forward slash forward slash, angle bracket, quotation, command, dialogue, angle bracket, semicolon” become intricate, precise hand gestures under a spotlight.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 20, 2017
The new HP has decided to increase that angle to 20 degrees, which the company says "refers to the world of computing by recalling the forward slash used in programming."
From The Verge • Apr. 20, 2016
And we worked it out, using a forward slash, and even put a little example of how it would work at the front of the script.
From The Guardian • Oct. 3, 2012
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