Punctuation Slash: Slanting line punctuation mark (/)
A slash (/) is a punctuation mark used for various purposes.
Other names for it are a stroke, virgule, diagonal, right-leaning stroke, oblique dash, solidus, slant, slake and whack, or forward slash. A mark in the reverse direction (\) is called a reverse slash or backslash.
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One use is showing how . of something is left. For example, "15/20 boxes remaining" means that there are 15 boxes remaining out of a total 20 boxes.
The slash (/) is also known as: forward slash, stroke, oblique. You should use the slash with care in formal writing. 1. A slash is often used to indicate "or": Dear Sir/Madam (Sir or Madam)
It is also used in mathematics and coding, commonly to indicate numerical division. It is also used to delineate members of a hierarchical path to locate a file or resource. Note that some computer systems use the backslash for the same purpose.
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