backslash

/ˈbækˌslæʃ/

noun

  1. 1

    The punctuation mark \.

  2. 2

    Used erroneously in reference to, or in reading out, the ordinary slash, that is, the punctuation mark /.

Antonyms

verb

  1. 1

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

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