Meanings
nounbackquote (plural backquotes)
plural backquotes
- computingThe symbol `, resembling a reversed quotation mark.
The form that follows the backquote is not evaluated, except for certain items.
1988, Wendy L Milner, Common Lisp: A TutorialSynonyms: backtick
verbbackquote (third-person singular simple present backquotes, present participle backquoting, simple past and past participle backquoted)
present singular third person backquotes · participle present backquoting · participle past backquoted · past backquoted
- transitivecomputingTo enclose (text) in backquotes.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe symbol `, resembling a reversed quotation mark.
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backquote. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backquote
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“backquote.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backquote. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “backquote,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backquote.
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