< character > "\" ASCII code 92. Common names: escape (from C/Unix); reverse slash; slosh; backslant; backwhack. Rare: bash; ITU-T : reverse slant; reversed virgule; INTERCAL : backslat.
Backslash is used to separate components in MS-DOS pathnames , and to introduce special character sequence in C and Unix strings, e.g. "\n" for newline.
(2000-02-21)