"forward slash" meaning in English

See forward slash in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: forward slash
Etymology: : forward slash < → δείτε τις λέξεις forward και slash
  1. δεξιότροπη κάθετος
    Sense id: el-forward_slash-en-noun-3P3zg6SX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: slash
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "backslash"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": ": forward slash < → δείτε τις λέξεις forward και slash",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "forward slash"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "※ One of programming’s little annoyances is that Microsoft Windows uses a backslash character between folder names while almost every other computer uses a forward slash (Python tutorial)",
          "translation": "«Μία από τις μικρές ενοχλήσεις του προγραμματισμού είναι ότι τα Microsoft Windows χρησιμοποιούν έναν χαρακτήρα αριστερότροπης κάθετης ανάστροφης μεταξύ των ονομάτων φακέλων, ενώ σχεδόν κάθε άλλος υπολογιστής χρησιμοποιεί μια δεξιότροπη κάθετο»"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "δεξιότροπη κάθετος"
      ],
      "id": "el-forward_slash-en-noun-3P3zg6SX"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "slash"
    }
  ],
  "word": "forward slash"
}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "backslash"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": ": forward slash < → δείτε τις λέξεις forward και slash",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "forward slash"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "※ One of programming’s little annoyances is that Microsoft Windows uses a backslash character between folder names while almost every other computer uses a forward slash (Python tutorial)",
          "translation": "«Μία από τις μικρές ενοχλήσεις του προγραμματισμού είναι ότι τα Microsoft Windows χρησιμοποιούν έναν χαρακτήρα αριστερότροπης κάθετης ανάστροφης μεταξύ των ονομάτων φακέλων, ενώ σχεδόν κάθε άλλος υπολογιστής χρησιμοποιεί μια δεξιότροπη κάθετο»"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "δεξιότροπη κάθετος"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "slash"
    }
  ],
  "word": "forward slash"
}

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