backslash vs snick

backslash

noun
  • 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).}} 

verb
  • To escape (a metacharacter) by prepending a backslash that serves as an escape character, thereby forming an escape sequence. 

snick

noun
  • A small cut or mark. 

  • A knot or irregularity in yarn. 

  • A small deflection of the ball off the side of the bat; often carries to the wicketkeeper for a catch. 

  • A sharp clicking sound. 

verb
  • To cut or snip. 

  • To hit (the ball) with the edge of the bat, causing a slight deflection. 

  • To make something click, to make a clicking noise. 

How often have the words backslash and snick occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )