Alternative Names
- diagonal (rare)
- forward slash
- forward stroke
- fraction bar
- oblique
- over when the symbol is used to indicate division
- per when used to indicate prices (e.g., $5/dozen, read, "five dollars per dozen")
- right-leaning stroke
- scratch comma
- separatrix
- slak (rare)
- slant
- slat (rare)
- solidus, or shilling mark (may be more slanted than the slash)
- stroke In British English this is often used when reading the character aloud, although this term is also used to mean any single mark or dash in general. It is common to hear someone say "this stroke that", whereas a North American speaker is more likely to say "this slash that". However, the term slash is usually used in the UK when reading computer pathnames. Stroke is also commonly used among the North American amateur radio community.
- virgule
- virgula suspensiva
- whack Some speakers use this term only for the backslash ("\").
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