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Backslash

Definition: A backslash is a symbol (\) that is typically used within computer programming languages and file paths to indicate special characters or escape sequences.

Senses and Usages:

1. Computer Programming:

The backslash is commonly used in computer programming to represent special characters or escape sequences within strings.

"To print a quotation mark within a string in Python, you can use the backslash before the quotation mark like this: print(\"Example\")."

2. File Paths:

In file paths, the backslash is used to separate directories or folders. However, it is mainly used in Windows operating systems, as Unix-like systems (such as Linux and macOS) use the forward slash (/) as the path separator.

"The file path to the documents folder in Windows would be C:\Users\Username\Documents."

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