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What (who) is backslant - 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
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 ().
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.
