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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)