"foreslash" meaning in English

See foreslash in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: en-uk-foreslash.ogg Forms: foreslashes [plural]
Etymology: From fore- + slash, a retronym, distinguishing slash from backslash; compare forward slash. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|fore|slash}} fore- + slash Head templates: {{en-noun}} foreslash (plural foreslashes)
  1. (typography, computing, rare) Synonym of slash ⟨/⟩. Tags: rare Synonyms: slash [synonym, synonym-of]

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