"b/w" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} b/w (not comparable)
  1. (art) Initialism of black-and-white. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable Alternative form of: black-and-white
    Sense id: en-b/w-en-adj-XkmV~Iui Categories (other): Art, English prepositions, English words spelled without vowels Disambiguation of English prepositions: 23 38 39 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 17 45 37 Topics: art, arts

Phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} b/w
  1. (music) Initialism of backed with, commonly used with old 45 and 78 RPM records, referring to the flip side (commonly called "B-side") of the record. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: backed with, commonly used with old 45 and 78 RPM records, referring to the flip side (extra: (commonly called "B-side") of the record)
    Sense id: en-b/w-en-phrase-m~cCZeJL Categories (other): Music, English entries with incorrect language header, English prepositions, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 45 23 Disambiguation of English prepositions: 23 38 39 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 17 45 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 57 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 48 18 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Preposition

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositions|head=}} b/w, {{en-preposition}} b/w
  1. Abbreviation of between. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: between Related terms: b&w
    Sense id: en-b/w-en-prep-pVAvjEG6 Categories (other): English prepositions, English words spelled without vowels Disambiguation of English prepositions: 23 38 39 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 17 45 37
     
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