"backtick" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈbæk.tɪk/ Audio: en-uk-backtick.ogg Forms: backticks [plural]
Rhymes: -æktɪk Etymology: From back + tick. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|back|tick}} back + tick Head templates: {{en-noun}} backtick (plural backticks)
  1. (computing) The symbol `, resembling a reversed quotation mark. Categories (topical): Computing, Punctuation marks Synonyms: backquote Derived forms: backticked Related terms: grave accent Translations (the symbol `, resembling a reversed quotation mark): zpětný apostrof (Czech), obrácený apostrof [masculine] (Czech), malapostrofo (Esperanto), Backtick [masculine] (German), fordított félidézőjel (Hungarian)

Inflected forms

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        }
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