BACK TO forward-slash

backslash vs. forward slash

backslash

[ bak-slash ]
noun
  1. a short oblique stroke (\), a backward slash, used in some computer operating systems to mark the division between a directory and a subdirectory or its folders, as in designating a path.

forward slash

[ fawr-werd slash ]
noun
  1. a short oblique stroke (/), or slash, especially one used in computer programming or to specify an internet address or computer filename.