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slash-mark

slash-mark is the alternative form of slash mark.

Meaning of slash mark

Noun

slash mark (plural slash marks)

  1. Synonym of slash ⟨/⟩.
    • Initial inquiries among professional typists uncover names like slant, slant line, slash, and slash mark. Examination of typing instruction manuals discloses additional names such as diagonal and diagonal mark, and other sources provide the designation oblique.1965, Dmitri A. Borgmann, Language on Vacation, page 240
    Synonyms:
    slash

Forms of slash-mark

pluralslash-marks

Questions about slash-mark

What is slash-mark the alternative form of?
Slash-mark is the alternative form of slash mark.

Words near slash-mark in the dictionary

  1. slash pocket
  2. slash pockets
  3. slash print
  4. slash prints
  5. slash-and-burn
  6. slash-mark
  7. slash-marks
  8. slashable
  9. slashdom
  10. slashdot
  11. Slashdot effect

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Adapted from Wiktionary: slash-mark (page history and authors); slash mark (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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