"front slash" meaning in All languages combined

See front slash on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: front slashes [plural]
Etymology: A retronym to distinguish slash from backslash, particularly in computing contexts. Head templates: {{en-noun}} front slash (plural front slashes)
  1. (retronym, computing, nonstandard) Synonym of slash ⟨/⟩. Wikipedia link: front slash Tags: nonstandard, retronym Categories (topical): Computing, Punctuation marks Synonyms: slash [synonym, synonym-of], slash, frontslash

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Alternative forms

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