Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A backward virgule ( \).
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- noun The
punctuation mark \ . - noun computing, rare Used erroneously in reference to, or in reading out, the ordinary
slash , that is, the punctuation mark/ . - verb computing, transitive To
escape (ametacharacter ) by prepending a backslash that serves as anescape character , thereby forming anescape sequence .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Obviously techniques like this will cause a backslash from the users.
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Each of the terms beginning with a backslash is a LaTeX command.
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A backslash is a good character, except it must be escaped with a backslash, and makes the sed script obscure.
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As in curly-brace languages, the backslash is the escape indicator.
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Each of the terms beginning with a backslash is a LaTeX command.
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A backslash (\) followed by any special character matches the literal character itself; that is, the backslash escapes the special character.
The Code Project Latest Articles krselva 2008
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Waiting for my 'backslash' comment to show up from several hours ago, Greedy.
Henry Blodget: Counting on a Quick Economic Recovery? Read This First 2008
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Sooner or later you will meet a person who types out the words "backslash" or forgets to plug in the power cord.
20 Things I Learned From Tech Support kludge 2007
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Sooner or later you will meet a person who types out the words "backslash" or forgets to plug in the power cord.
Archive 2007-08-01 kludge 2007
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Actually, LFP, I was thinking “backslash-A”, but whatever ….
Matthew Yglesias » Washington Post Editorial Writers Should Read Their Paper’s Opinion Section 2010
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