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noun
a short oblique stroke (\): used in some computer operating systems to mark the division between a directory and a subdirectory, as in typing a path.
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| backslash | |
| —n | |
| a slash which slopes to the left \ | |
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Computing Dictionary
backslash definition
character"\" ASCII code 92. Common names: escape (from C/Unix); reverse slash; slosh; backslant; backwhack. Rare: bash; ITU-T: reverse slant; reversed virgule; INTERCAL: backslat.
Backslash is used to separate components in MS-DOS pathnames, and to introduce special character sequence in C and Unix strings, e.g. "\n" for newline.
(2000-02-21)
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