¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Backslashes
1. backslash [n] - See also: backslash
Lexicographical Neighbors of Backslashes
Literary usage of Backslashes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. This Isn't Excel, It's Magic!: Tips and Tricks for Getting the Most of by Bob Umlas (2005)
"3. That length (LEN(SUBSTITUTE(A1, "V", "") is 39. 4.
=LEN(A1)-LEN(SUBSTITUTE(A1 ,"\","")) is 5, telling us there are 5 backslashes. ..."
2. SAS(R) 9.1.3 Intelligence Platform:: Troubleshooting Your Initial Installation by SAS Publishing (2006)
"Resolution: Modify the Windows-style classpaths by replacing occurrences of single
backslashes with two backslashes. ..."
3. Base SAS(R) 9.1.3 Procedures Guide, Second Edition, Volumes 1-4 by Sas Institute (2006)
"The length of a single key name or a sequence of key names cannot exceed 255
characters (including the square brackets and the backslashes). ..."
4. SAS 9.1.3 Language Reference: Concepts by SAS Institute (2005)
"... comment {replacement}. n matching backslashes with m/\ \ \ \/. Instead m/\ V
should be used to match a backslash. Syntax of Perl Regular Expressions ..."
5. Programming in Lua by Roberto Ierusalimschy (2003)
"OSd", string.byte(x)) end)) end The decode is like that of the previous example,
but it does not include the backslashes in the final string; therefore, ..."
6. The Inform Designer's Manual by Graham Nelson (2001)
"RKR”; (The backslashes \ remove spacing, so that this array contains just 64
entries.) Now for the objects. It will only be an illusion that there are ..."
7. SAS/ACCESS(R) 9.1 Interface to CA-Datacom/DB:: Reference by Institute SAS Institute (2004)
"For example, where x=' \y\a' would cause the software to look for backslashes in
the data. ..."
8. SAS 9.1.3 Java Metadata Interface: User's Guide by SAS Institute, SAS Publishing (2004)
"The <Templates> // element specifies the metadata properties to be returned for
each object from // the server. Note the \ (backslashes) used to escape the ..."