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backslash

back·slash
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bak-slash]
    • /ˈbækˌslæʃ/
    • /ˈbək.slæʃ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bak-slash]
    • /ˈbækˌslæʃ/

Definitions of backslash word

  • noun backslash a slash which slopes to the left \ 3
  • noun backslash a short diagonal line (\): a character commonly found on computer keyboards 3
  • noun backslash 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. 1
  • noun backslash A backward-sloping diagonal line (\), used to separate file and folder names in some path statements. 1
  • noun backslash typing: oblique mark 1
  • noun Definition of backslash in Technology (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. 1

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Origin of backslash

First appearance:

before 1975
One of the 1% newest English words
First recorded in 1975-80; back1 + slash1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Backslash

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

backslash popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

backslash usage trend in Literature

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