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 become separated into small portions.
To reduce body weight due to fat and water before a competition.
To cut through (snow, water, etc.) swiftly with one's snowboard, surfboard, etc.; (by extension) to move or ride along (a road, track, etc.) aggressively and rapidly.
To reduce (something) by a large percentage; to slash.
To cut or tear (something) into long, narrow pieces or strips.
To separate (something) into small portions.
Chiefly in rock and heavy metal: to play (a musical instrument (especially a guitar) or a piece of music) very fast.
To cut (fruit peel, a vegetable, etc.) into thin strips that curl.
To convincingly defeat (someone); to thrash, to trounce.
To travel swiftly using a snowboard, surfboard, or vehicle.
To destroy (a document) by cutting or tearing into strips or small pieces that cannot easily be read, especially using a shredder.
A thin strip of fruit peel, a vegetable, etc., cut so that it curls.
A long, narrow piece (especially of fabric) cut or torn off; a strip; specifically, a piece of cloth or clothing.
A thin strand or wisp, as of a cloud, mist, etc.
A fragment of something; a particle; a piece; also, a very small amount.
A shard or sherd (“a piece of broken glass or pottery”).
Synonym of shredded (“cut or torn into narrow strips or small pieces”)