Backslash Definition

băkslăsh
noun
A backward virgule (\).
American Heritage
A short diagonal line (\): a character commonly found on computer keyboards.
Webster's New World
The punctuation mark \.
Wiktionary

(computing, rare, proscribed) Used erroneously in reference to, or in reading out, the ordinary slash, that is, the punctuation mark /.

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verb

(computing) To escape (a metacharacter) by prepending a backslash that serves as an escape character, thereby forming an escape sequence.

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Other Word Forms of Backslash

Noun

Singular:
backslash
Plural:
backslashes

Origin of Backslash

  • back +‎ slash, because it is a slash going back against the direction of writing, in contrast to the common slash / (“slash, solidus, oblique, forward slash”).

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Backslash Sentence Examples

  • The closing tag was marked with a backslash to let the browser know that the anchor tag was closed.

  • They can be modi- fied by escape sequences, which are recognized by a leading backslash ' \ ' .

  • If this is set to On, then PHP will add the backslash to all single and double quotes.

  • You must write ' \\ ' to put one backslash in the string.

  • Extend long commands onto a second line by using a backslash (\) at the end of the first line.

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Words Starting With

BBABAC

Words Ending With

HSHASH

Unscrambles

backslash

Words Starting With B and Ending With H

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