backslash

character "" ASCII code 92. Common names: escape (from

C/Unix); reverse slash; slosh; backslant; backwhack. Rare:

bash; ITU-T: reverse slant; reversed virgule; INTERCAL:

backslat.

Backslash is used to separate components in MS-DOS

pathnames, and to introduce special character sequence in

C and Unix strings, e.g. "n" for newline.

(2000-02-21)