foreslash
foreslash noun: synonym of slash ⟨/⟩.
Noun
foreslash (plural foreslashes)
Examples of foreslash in a sentence
- ...using transitions labelled by their input and output, separated by a foreslash, with x and y standing for any non-identical nucleotides...1997, Sándor Suhai, Theoretical and computational methods in genome research:
- The command set print rat off . switches off the special printing for _/_ so that rational numbers will be printed with spaces around the foreslash sign.2007, Manuel Clavel, Francisco Durán, Steven Eker, Patrick Lincoln, Narciso Martí-Oliet, All About Maude - A High-Performance Logical...
Synonyms of foreslash
Forms of foreslash
| plural | foreslashes |
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Origin of foreslash
From fore- + slash, a retronym, distinguishing slash from backslash; compare forward slash.
Questions about foreslash
- What does foreslash mean?
- Foreslash means synonym of slash ⟨/⟩.
- How do you use foreslash in a sentence?
- ...using transitions labelled by their input and output, separated by a foreslash, with x and y standing for any non-identical nucleotides...
- What part of speech is foreslash?
- Foreslash is a noun.
- What is the plural of foreslash?
- The plural of foreslash is foreslashes.
Words near foreslash in the dictionary
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