noun. A backward virgule ( \).

noun. The punctuation mark \.

noun. Used erroneously in reference to, or in reading out, the ordinary slash, that is, the punctuation mark /.

verb. To escape (a metacharacter) by prepending a backslash that serves as an escape character, thereby forming an escape sequence.

"Obviously techniques like this will cause a backslash from the users."

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