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forward slash

[ fawr-werd slash ]
/ ˈfɔr wərd ˌslæʃ /

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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You may have read the word "simmer" in a recipe or two, but what does it really mean?
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Origin of forward slash

First recorded in 1980–85

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH forward slash

backslash, forward slash , virgule

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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