"backslash" meaning in All languages combined

See backslash on Wiktionary

Noun [Anglais]

IPA: \ˈbæk.ˌslæʃ\ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-backslash.wav Forms: backslashes [plural]
  1. Barre oblique inverse, contre-oblique, backslash, antislash.
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: reverse solidus Related terms: slash

Verb [Anglais]

IPA: \ˈbæk.ˌslæʃ\ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-backslash.wav Forms: to backslash [infinitive], backslashes [present, third-person, singular], backslashed [preterite], backslashed [participle, past], backslashing [participle, present]
  1. Préfixer des caractères avec des barres obliques inverses (contre-obliques) pour en faire des séquences d’échappement.
    Sense id: fr-backslash-en-verb-agYf~NwD Categories (other): Lexique en anglais de la typographie, Lexique en anglais de l’informatique Topics: computing, typography
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: backslashify

Noun [Français]

IPA: \bak.slaʃ\ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-backslash.wav Forms: backslashs [plural]
  1. Barre oblique inverse, contre-oblique, controblique. Tags: Anglicism
    Sense id: fr-backslash-fr-noun-dOAXaqU6 Categories (other): Anglicismes informatiques en français, Exemples en français, Lexique en français de la typographie Topics: typography
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: antislash, barre oblique inversée, contre-cotice, contre-oblique, controblique Translations: backslash (Anglais)

Inflected forms

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