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Backslash facts for kids

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The backslash ( \ ), is a glyph mostly used in computing. It has other names, like reverse slash, backslant, and slosh. It is not used in normal prose, which is one reason for its use in computing.

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  • Teletype Wheatstone Perforator keyboard

    A Teletype Wheatstone Perforator keyboard from the 1930s, with backslash in the end of the third row

  • Mappa Teletype ASR-33

    Teletype ASR-33 keyboard layout with ASCII character set, prior to June 14, 1966, with backslash on shift+L

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