forward slash
English
Etymology
Retronym for slash coined (albeit somewhat redundantly) after the introduction of the backslash to refer to the original slash and avoid confusion with the backslash
Noun
forward slash (plural forward slashes)
- (computing) A slash (the '/' symbol), in contradistinction to a backslash.
Synonyms
- oblique
- foreslash
- frontslash
- front slash
- shilling sign (British; not used in computing contexts)
- slash
- solidus (not used in computing contexts)
- stroke
- virgule (not used in computing contexts)