back quote
<character> "`" ASCII code 96. Common names: left quote; left single
quote; open quote; ITU-T: grave accent; grave. Rare: backprime; INTERCAL:
backspark; unapostrophe; birk; blugle; back tick; back glitch; push; ITU-T:
opening single quotation mark; quasiquote.
Back quote is used in Unix shells to invoke command substitution.
(1996-11-26)
Nearby terms:
backplane « backport « back-propagation « back
quote
» backronym » backside cache » backslash
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