Slash (punctuation)
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A slash (/) is a punctuation mark used for various purposes. Other names for it are a stroke, virgule, diagonal, right-leaning stroke, oblique dash, solidus, slant, slake and whack, or forward slash. A mark in the reverse direction (\) is called a reverse slash or backslash.
One use is showing how much of something is left. For example, "15/20 boxes remaining" means that there are 15 boxes remaining out of a total 20 boxes.
The slash (/) is also known as: forward slash, stroke, oblique. A slash is often used to indicate "or": Dear Sir/Madam (Sir or Madam)
It is also used in mathematics and coding, commonly to indicate numerical division. It is also used to delineate members of a hierarchical path to locate a file or resource. Note that some computer systems use the backslash for the same purpose.
Slash (punctuation) Media
A fraction automatically generated by the font from basic digits and the Unicode fraction bar, 123⁄456.
Sign in Kisoro with prices in Ugandan shillings; note the use of the '/=' notation.
Though the "ASCII slash" is a reserved character that is prohibited in Windows file and folder names, the big solidus is permitted (first box above). In this context, it is very similar to the slash (second box).
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