To escape (a metacharacter) by prepending a backslash that serves as an escape character, thereby forming an escape sequence.
The punctuation mark \.
Used erroneously in reference to, or in reading out, the ordinary slash, that is, the punctuation mark /.
|passage= […] I was trying to find a web-site for which I had been given the following address: http://www.isop.ucla.edu/pacrim/pubs/korjournal.htm. […] I began to work backwards, removing first the last part of the address following the last backslash (/korjournal.htm).}}
To place false information into (a cache) as part of an exploit.
To cause (someone) to hate or to have unfair negative opinions.
To use poison to kill or paralyse (somebody).
To pollute; to cause to become poisonous.
To cause to become much worse.
To inhibit the catalytic activity of.
A substance that is harmful or lethal to a living organism when ingested.
Any substance that inhibits catalytic activity.
Something that harms a person or thing.
An intoxicating drink; a liquor. (note: this sense is chiefly encountered in the phrases "name your poison" and "what's your poison ?")