backquote
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backquote (plural backquotes)
- (computing) The symbol `, resembling a reversed quotation mark.
- 1988, Wendy L Milner, Common Lisp: A Tutorial:
- The form that follows the backquote is not evaluated, except for certain items.
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symbol resembling a reversed quotation mark — see backtick
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backquote (third-person singular simple present backquotes, present participle backquoting, simple past and past participle backquoted)
- (computing, transitive) To enclose (text) in backquotes.