"backslash" meaning in Anglais

See backslash in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

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

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

Inflected forms

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      "parents": [],
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    },
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  "etymology_texts": [
    "back (backwards) + slash"
  ],
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      "form": "backslashes",
      "ipas": [
        "\\ˈbæk.ˌslæ.ʃəz\\"
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  "pos_title": "Nom commun",
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Exemples en anglais à traduire",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Lexique en anglais de la typographie",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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              8,
              17
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "Michael Stutz, The Linux Cookbook (2ème édition), No Starch Press,San Francisco, 2004, page 56",
          "text": "Special backslash escape sequences for certain characters are commonly included in a string, as listed in the following table."
        }
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  ],
  "synonyms": [
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      "word": "reverse solidus"
    }
  ],
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    },
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    "back (backwards) + slash"
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        "\\ˈbæk.ˌslæʃ\\"
      ],
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    },
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        "\\ˈbæk.ˌslæʃ.ɪz\\"
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "backslashed",
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        "\\ˈbæk.ˌslæʃt\\"
      ],
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "backslashed",
      "ipas": [
        "\\ˈbæk.ˌslæʃt\\"
      ],
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "backslashing",
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      ],
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          "kind": "other",
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          "kind": "other",
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          "source": "w"
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      ],
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    "back (backwards) + slash"
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        "\\ˈbæk.ˌslæʃ\\"
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      ],
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    },
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    },
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