backslashing

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A form of backslash — The punctuation mark \ (a left-leaning diagonal line). (Common uses include (1) use as a delimiter in filepaths and (2) use as an escape character to mark literals.)

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of backslash
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APA

backslashing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backslashing

MLA

“backslashing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backslashing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “backslashing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backslashing.

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