The punctuation mark \.
Used erroneously in reference to, or in reading out, the ordinary slash, that is, the punctuation mark /.
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To escape (a metacharacter) by prepending a backslash that serves as an escape character, thereby forming an escape sequence.
An act of urination.
Something consuming resources and providing nothing in return.
One terminal of a field effect transistor (FET).
An access point or conduit for rainwater that drains directly downstream in a (drainage) basin without going through sewers or water treatment in order to prevent or belay floods.
An outhole.
A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole (UK)
To flow gradually.
To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to exhaust.
To deplete of energy or resources.
To convert a perennially wet place into a dry one.
To fall off the bottom of the playfield.
To cause liquid to flow out of.
To lose liquid.