Backslash - meaning and definition. What is Backslash
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What (who) is Backslash - definition

TYPOGRAPHICAL MARK (GLYPH) USED MAINLY IN COMPUTING
\; Back slash; ﹨; Reverse solidus; \; Backslash key; Backslash (punctuation); Backstroke (punctuation); ⦸; Backward slash; 🙽; Reverse slash; Reverse slant; ⧵; ASCII 92; Backslashes; \x5C; U+005C
  • Teletype ASR-33 keyboard layout with ASCII character set, prior to June 14, 1966, with backslash on shift+L
  • A Teletype Wheatstone Perforator keyboard from the 1930s, with backslash in the end of the third row

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. " " for newline. (2000-02-21)
backslash         
¦ noun a backward-sloping diagonal line ().
No symbol         
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  • This sign]] says that only cyclists and ped&shy;es&shy;trians may use it and must share it.
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RED CIRCLE WITH A RED DIAGONAL LINE, INDICATING SOMETHING IS NOT PERMITTED
Yes symbol; Prohibition symbol; No sign; Universal No; Prohibition sign; Probition Sign; Prohibition Sign; ⃠; Universal no; International no sign; Do not symbol; Do not sign; Universal no symbol; Universal no sign; No icon; Do not icon; No glyph; Do not glyph; DO NOT; Circle slash; No smoking sign; Prohibitory sign; 🚫; 🛇; Prohibited sign; No Smoking sign; Circle and slash; General prohibition sign
The general prohibition sign, also known informally as the no symbol, 'do not' sign, circle-backslash symbol, nay, interdictory circle, prohibited symbol, don't do it symbol, or universal no, is a red circle with a 45-degree diagonal line inside the circle from upper-left to lower-right. It is overlaid on a pictogram to warn that an activity is not permitted, or has accompanying text to describe what is prohibited.

Wikipedia

Backslash

The backslash \ is a typographical mark used mainly in computing and mathematics. It is the mirror image of the common slash /. It is a relatively recent mark, first documented in the 1930s. It is sometimes called a hack, whack, escape (from C/UNIX), reverse slash, slosh, downwhack, backslant, backwhack, bash, reverse slant, and reversed virgule.