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/ˈbakslaʃ/, U.S. /ˈbækˌslæʃ/ Computing.
A symbol in the form of a backward-sloping diagonal line (\\) used in programming notation; a reverse solidus.
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1982 Byte Jan. 413/1 (caption) Arguments enclosed in backslashes refer to disk-file operations.
1982 Byte July 146/2 In some cases, they [sc. commands] are bordered by special characters, such as back slashes.
1983 Austral. Microcomputer Mag. Aug. 19/2 A path specification must be no longer than 63 characters, including the backslash characters used to separate the directory names.
1985 Personal Computer World Feb. 191/1 All Knowledge Man commands proper are accessible within K-Text by prefacing them with a backslash.
1986 Which Computer? Oct. 59/1 The single line of topics evoked by pressing Lotus's backslash key.
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