Backslash

/ˈbækˌslæʃ/

Synonyms for "backslash" (4 found)

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Closest matches (1)

Noun(1 words)
backslash character

Strong matches (1)

Noun(1 words)
escape character

Related words (2)

Noun(2 words)
escape prefixreverse solidus

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

4 relation types

More general

5 entries
control characterpunctuation markspecial charactersymboltypographic symbol

More specific

5 entries
escape delimiterescape sequenceline continuationpath separatorseparator symbol

Collocations

6 entries
backslash symbolescape characterescape delimiterline continuationpath separatorreverse solidus

Inflections

1 entries

Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

[…] I was trying to find a web-site for which I had been given the following address: http://www.isop.ucla.edu/pacrim/pubs/korjournal.htm. […] I began to work backwards, removing first the last part of the address following the last backslash (/korjournal.htm).

Source: wiktionary

“So, do what I tell you. Open a browser window and type this in the menu^([sic]) bar: F-T-P colon backslash backslash euronews dot net backslash...” I pecked carefully at the keyboard as he dictated a URL that was about fifty characters long, […]

Source: wiktionary

Also, avoid submenus^([sic]) that can confuse the audience—if you're giving lengthy Web site addresses full of backslashes, shorten it so only the Web site's home page is given.

Source: wiktionary

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