backslash
<character> "\" 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.
(2000-02-21)
Nearby terms:
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