Meanings
plural slash marks · alternative slash-mark
- mediaSynonym of slash ⟨/⟩.
Initial inquiries among professional typists uncover names like slant, slant line, slash, and slash mark. Examination of typing instruction manuals discloses additional names such as diagonal and diagonal mark, and other sources provide the designation oblique.
1965, Dmitri A. Borgmann, Language on Vacation, page 240
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
Used to distinguish the typographic sense of slash from its other uses.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
slash mark. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slash%20mark
“slash mark.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slash%20mark. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “slash mark,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slash%20mark.
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