backtick

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Synonyms: backstick, backtalk, backtrack, backrack, back kick, backlock, backpack, backlink, bat tick, blacklick, back-kick

Antonyms: backstick, backtalk, backtrack, backrack, back kick, backlock, backpack, backlink, bat tick, blacklick, back-kick

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|computing|typography}} The symbol [[`]], resembling a reversed [[quotation mark]] and also being, or being [[homoglyph]]ic to (depending on [[mental model]]), a [[grave accent]] mark in isolation. {{n-g|(Common uses include (1) use as a [[dead key]] in composing grave-accented characters, (2) use as an [[escape character]] to mark [[literal#Noun|literal]]s, and (3) many other uses as defined by contexts.)}}

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