slash mark

slash mark

See also: slash-mark

English

Alternative forms

• slash-mark

Etymology

Used to distinguish the typographic sense of slash from its other uses.

Noun

slash mark (plural slash marks)

1. (typography) Synonym of slash ⟨/⟩.
   • 1965, Dmitri A. Borgmann, Language on Vacation, page 240:

     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.

Synonyms

• See slash

References

• Oxford English Dictionary, 1st ed. "slash, n.¹". Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1911.