Associations to the word «Backslash»

BACKSLASH, noun. The punctuation mark \.

BACKSLASH, noun. (computing) (rare) (proscribed) Used erroneously in reference to, or in reading out, the ordinary slash, that is, the punctuation mark /.

BACKSLASH, verb. (computing) (transitive) To escape (a metacharacter) by prepending a backslash that serves as an escape character, thereby forming an escape sequence.