backslash

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Synonyms: backlash, backclash, backflash, backsplash, back slash, backwash, backslap, backblast, backshish, backslaps, back wash

Antonyms: backlash, backclash, backflash, backsplash, back slash, backwash, backslap, backblast, backshish, backslaps, back wash

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. The [[punctuation mark]] {{l|mul|\}} (a left-leaning diagonal line). {{n-g|(Common uses include (1) use as a [[delimiter]] in [[filepath]]s and (2) use as an [[escape character]] to mark [[literal#Noun|literal]]s.)}}
2. {{lb|en|computing|rare|proscribed}} The punctuation mark {{l|mul|/}}; a [[slash]], [[forward slash]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|computing|transitive}} To [[escape]] (a [[metacharacter]]) by [[prepend]]ing a backslash that serves as an [[escape character]], thereby forming an [[escape sequence]].

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