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  1. backward slashnoun

    backslash

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  1. backward slash

    The backslash \ is a typographical mark used mainly in computing and mathematics. It is the mirror image of the common slash /. It is a relatively recent mark, first documented in the 1930s. It is sometimes called a hack, whack, escape (from C/UNIX), reverse slash, slosh, downwhack, backslant, backwhack, bash, reverse slant, and reversed virgule.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of backward slash in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of backward slash in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5


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  • వెనుకబడిన స్లాష్Telugu
  • پسماندہ سلیشUrdu

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