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backslash
/ˈbækˌslæʃ/
noun 2verb 1
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3VERB + BACKSLASH
bar, net
BACKSLASH + NOUN
dot, euronews
ADV.
carefully
Definitions
noun
1
The punctuation mark \.
2
Used erroneously in reference to, or in reading out, the ordinary slash, that is, the punctuation mark /.
[…] 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).
“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, […]
verb
1
To escape (a metacharacter) by prepending a backslash that serves as an escape character, thereby forming an escape sequence.
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[…] 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 o
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“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
Wiktionary03
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.
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