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backside roll
backside roll-to-revert
backside rotation
backside tail slide
backside turn
backside wall
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backslash
back·slash [ bák slàsh ] (plural back·slash·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
left-leaning diagonal line: a keyboard character (\) with various uses in computing and computer programming

Word Usage

See slash.
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