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Each of the terms beginning with a backslash is a LaTeX command.

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noun A backward virgule ( ).

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Newlines may be embedded in replacement if they are escaped with a backslash (). — Recently Uploaded Slideshows
Each of the terms beginning with a backslash is a LaTeX command. — American Scientist Online
E.g. backslash is the one that is more complicated to reach, which neatly coincides with the fact that it's the longer word. — reddit.com: what's new online!
I always describe it as "backslash is top-left to bottom-right". — reddit.com: what's new online!
Hell no! As you can read, someone introduced the Flag named 'NonJunk' which does not start with a backslash which makes the mail server bail out. — StarBlog

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