2006-07-21 03:37:49 · 15 answers · asked by blaze 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
/ = forward slash
\ = back slash
However, i think your question is more related to where and why do you use them.
In a URL, they mean go forward or go back to.
Actually it doesn't make much difference which one you use there though the forward is used to move in the Net; while the back slash is used to navigate inside your computer.
Hope that helps you understand the subject better.
Cheers
2006-07-21 03:59:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
\ is the backslash because the top of it moves "back" toward the other letters. I used to get confused on this myself until I figured that part out.
2006-07-21 10:41:26 · answer #2 · answered by Cassie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it leans to the left, it is a backslash, and if it leans to the front, it is a foreward slash. I don't know why, though.
2006-07-21 10:42:36 · answer #3 · answered by Wookie on Water 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
\ is a backslash
2006-07-21 10:40:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
\ is backslash
2006-07-21 10:40:59 · answer #5 · answered by chuckufarley2a 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
\ is a backslash..... / is a slash.
2006-07-21 10:41:05 · answer #6 · answered by Muddy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
\ is a back slash - leans backwards
/ is a forward slash - leans forwards
2006-07-21 10:41:55 · answer #7 · answered by . 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"\" is backslash
2006-07-21 10:40:43 · answer #8 · answered by okay 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
\ is a back slash
/ is a forward slash
2006-07-21 10:41:10 · answer #9 · answered by holly c 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"/" is back slash
2006-07-21 10:41:46 · answer #10 · answered by vinayz 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋