backslash

[ bak-slash ]
/ ˈbækˌslæʃ /

noun

a short oblique stroke (\), a backward slash, used in some computer operating systems to mark the division between a directory and a subdirectory or its folders, as in designating a path.

Origin of backslash

First recorded in 1975–80; back1 + slash1

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH backslash

backslash forward slash virgule

Words nearby backslash

backside-front, backside-to, backsight, backslap, backslapping, backslash, backslide, backsource, backspace, backspin, backsplash

British Dictionary definitions for backslash

backslash

noun

a slash which slopes to the left \