Definition of Backslashes

1. Noun. (plural of backslash) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Backslashes

1. backslash [n] - See also: backslash

Lexicographical Neighbors of Backslashes

backsides
backsies
backsight
backsighted
backsighting
backsights
backslang
backslap
backslapped
backslapper
backslappers
backslapping
backslaps
backslash
backslashed
backslashes (current term)
backslashing
backslid
backslidden
backslide
backslider
backsliders
backslides
backsliding
backslidings
backspace
backspace character
backspace key
backspaceable
backspaced

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 ..."

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