Re: back slash

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From: Tom Brown (NOSPAMBurner2_at_NOSPAMatt.net)
Date: 03/23/04 

Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 12:39:59 -0700

Ishwor,

The / is called a forward slash and the \ is called the backslash. The
forward slash is also sometimes referred to as the "slash" and in aviation
terms, it's called the "diagonal." I call the # the "pound sign" and the *
is called the "astrisk" or "star." While I am yakking, the ! is actually an
exclaimation mark but sometimes called "bang," the @ is called the "at sign"
and the & is called an "ampersand."

The real computer gurus might have more sophisticated terminology but this
gets most of us hackers by.

Tom

"Ishwor" <ishwor@myrealbox.com> wrote in message
news:Oyz5ruQEEHA.2416@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Which is back slash / or \ ?
> If one back slash what is the other called ?
> How do we pronounce # ?
>
>

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