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backprimes

backprimes is the plural of backprime.

backprimes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of backprime.

Meaning of backprime

Noun

backprime (plural backprimes)

  1. The ⟨‵⟩ or ⟨`⟩ symbol; a reversed prime.
    • The echo and sed commands appear within backprimes (`) that indicate command substitution: The result of executing the commands within the backprimes replaces the backprimes and everything between them.1997, Mark G. Sobell, “The TC Shell”, in A Practical Guide to Linux, Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, →ISBN, page 440

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Questions about backprimes

What is backprimes the plural of?
Backprimes is the plural of backprime.

Words near backprimes in the dictionary

  1. backposts
  2. backpressure
  3. backpressures
  4. backprime
  5. backprimed
  6. backprimes
  7. backpriming
  8. backprimings
  9. backprint
  10. backprinted
  11. backprinting

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