backslash

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"\" ASCII code 92. Common names: escape (from C/Unix); reverse slash; slosh; backslant; backwhack. Rare: bash; ITU-T: reverse slant; reversed virgule; INTERCAL: backslat.

Backslash is used to separate components in MS-DOS pathnames, and to introduce special character sequence in C and Unix strings, e.g. "\n" for newline.

Last updated: 2000-02-21

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backronym ♦ backside cache ♦ backslash ♦ backspace ♦ backtick ♦ backtracking

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