backslash
pronunciation
How to pronounce backslash in British English:
UK [ˈbækslæʃ]
How to pronounce backslash in American English:
US [ˈbækˌslæʃ]
Word Origin
- backslash (n.)
- 1982, new punctuation symbol introduced for computer purposes, from back (adj.) + slash (n.).
Example
- 1. The last command was backslash 364 .
- 2. It is safer to always escape the backslash character .
- 3. Registry key names must not contain backslash characters .
- 4. The pipe is the or operator in grep , but it needs backslash protection .
- 5. The name is invalid because it contains more than one slash or backslash . Type a valid name and try again .