backslash

  1. Noun.  The punctuation mark ''[''.
  2. Noun.  (computing, rare) (non-gloss definition, Used erroneously in reference to, or in reading out, the ordinary slash, that is, the punctuation mark ''/''.) .
  3. Verb.  (computing, transitive) To escape (a metacharacter) by prepending a backslash that serves as an escape character, thereby forming an escape sequence.

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