"oblique mark" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1804, William Bingley, North Wales, volume II, page 338",
          "text": "The oblique mark ∖ above the letters implies that the notes must come in succession, the upper one first, as this mark ／ signifies a contrary succession.",
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          "ref": "1941, Rupert Pitt Sorelle, Gregg Typing, page 266",
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        "Synonym of slash ⟨/⟩, sometimes (generally proscribed) inclusive of similar marks such as the backslash ⟨\\⟩."
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