"oblique stroke" meaning in English

See oblique stroke in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: oblique strokes [plural]
Etymology: A clarification of the intended sense of oblique. Etymology templates: {{m|en|oblique}} 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

Inflected forms

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