Skip to content

National Teaching and Learning Change ProgrammeInformation and Communication Technology: Dictionary

\ (back slash)

Back slash. Precisely what it does in a programming language depends on the specific language. Sometimes used as an escape sequence in string literals. Also used to indicate different folder names within a file path.

Related terms
/ (forward slash)/ (forward slash)stringstring data
Term sub categories
Programming › symbols
Jump:a-b-c-d-e-f-g-h-i-j-k-l-m-n-o-p-q-r-s-t-u-v-w-x-y-z-symbols