"slash mark" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: slash marks [plural]
Etymology: Used to distinguish the typographic sense of slash from its other uses. Etymology templates: {{m|en|slash}} slash Head templates: {{en-noun}} slash mark (plural slash marks)
  1. (typography) Synonym of slash ⟨/⟩. Wikipedia link: slash mark Categories (topical): Punctuation marks, Typography Synonyms: slash [synonym, synonym-of], slash, slash-mark

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