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    Oct 4, 2011, 02:51 PM
    What is this symbol called \?
    What is this symbol called "\"
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    Oct 4, 2011, 03:02 PM
    Backslash
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    Oct 5, 2011, 09:03 AM
    I think this backslash was this "/"... I want to know the name of this "\".
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    Oct 5, 2011, 09:26 AM
    No this: /, is the slash or forward slash. This: \, is the backslash.
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    Oct 5, 2011, 06:23 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by ScottGem View Post
    No this: /, is the slash or forward slash. This: \, is the backslash.
    For some reason it really bugs me when I hear someone say, "Oh just go to H-T-T-P, colon, backslash, backslash..." I've even heard it stated that way on radio ads. (I have to spread rep, otherwise I would give you a greenie, haha).

    OP: ScottGem is correct. I hate using Wikipedia as a citation, but it's just so darn easy: Backslash - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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