Slash: /
Back Slash\
forward slash - division operator backward slash - special character (e.g. \n - newline) in C strings
/ = forward slash \ = back slash Forward slashes are generally used as 'switches' for commands, e.g. dir /w/p to provide additional functionality. If you type the command followed by /? it'll list the switches available. dir /?
a slash looks like this (under the question mark on your keyboard) / a dash looks like this (next to the zero button on your keyboard) -
A backslash (one word, no hyphen) is used on Windows to indicate folder levels in a path to a file. A forward slash (not one word) is used in internet addresses (and in Unix paths). So, If you hear a website address being read out as "dot com backslash [something]" do not type that - use a forward slash (the one near the shift key; the one that leans forward)
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Middle Age's= Jab, slash, hack Modern = Bang, boom, explode.
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BackslashIt is sometimes called the back-slash.
Morse Code is sometimes written with a slash between letters to avoid getting the letters confused. A double slash means a space between words.
It is the / mark - it is slanted forward as you read left-to-right. A back slash is the \ mark.
The closing tag's opening symbol (the less-than sign) is immediately followed by a slash (sometimes called a "forward slash" to distinguish it from back slash.)Here's the opening for a paragraph tag:And the closingAs you can see, the difference here is a slash. Also not that the slash is used at the ending of "empty elements" in any version of HTML when trying to comply with XML syntax. So, in XHTMLShould instead be writtenThis only effects XML compliant versions of HTML.
Regarding the United States Visa Control Number, the zero with the slash is a zero, the other zero without the slash is an "O". This method of coding was invented to stop the confusion when entering letters and symbols for identification purposes.