BACKSLASH

Etymology

Noun

backslash (plural backslashes)

The punctuation mark \.

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

Usage notes

• Sometimes used to indicate the beginning and ending of an area of words being marked for correction.

Synonyms

• reverse solidus

• slosh

• whack

Antonyms

• slash

Coordinate terms

• slash

Verb

backslash (third-person singular simple present backslashes, present participle backslashing, simple past and past participle backslashed)

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

Source: Wiktionary

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