ALL meanings of backslash
back·slash
B b - 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 Technical meaning of backslash (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
- noun backslash A backward-sloping diagonal line (\), used to separate file and folder names in some path statements. 1
- 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 typing: oblique mark 1
- noun backslash The punctuation mark \. 0
- verb backslash (Transitive Verb) (computing) To escape (a metacharacter) by prepending a backslash that serves as an escape character, thereby forming an escape sequence. 0