slash
/slæʃ/ n [C] (SLOPING LINE)Definition
› a mark in the form of a sloping line (/), used in signs to mean not permitted, and to separate numbers or words: The no-parking sign had a red slash through a picture of a car. Fractions are often written with slashes, for example 2/3.
(Definition of slash n (SLOPING LINE) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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