backslash

/ˈbækslæʃ/ noun [C]

Definition

› IT the symbol \ that is used for separating words, letters, or numbers in the names of computer files: C:\Program files → Compare forward slash

(Definition of backslash noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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