"oblique stroke" meaning in All languages combined

See oblique stroke on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: oblique strokes [plural]
Etymology: A clarification of the intended sense of oblique. Head templates: {{en-noun}} oblique stroke (plural oblique strokes)
  1. (typography) Synonym of slash ⟨/⟩. Wikipedia link: oblique stroke Categories (topical): Punctuation marks, Typography Synonyms: slash [synonym, synonym-of] Derived forms: stroke
    Sense id: en-oblique_stroke-en-noun-Tyfp0MMC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: media, publishing, typography

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2004, Trevor C. Hartley, European Union Law in a Global Context, page 18:",
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