The backslash ( ) is a typographical mark (glyph) used chiefly in computing. It was first introduced in 1960 by Bob Bemer.[LINK: http://www.thocp.net/biographies/bemer_bob.htm] Mini-Biography of Bob Bemer Sometimes called a reverse solidus, it is the mirror image of the common slash. It is also known as a slosh.Macquarie Dictionary (3rd edition) In colloquial speech, it is sometimes called a whack (however that term is considered to be properly a synonym only for the forward slash).[LINK: http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/w/whack.htm] Whack Other common terms for the character include hack, escape (from C/UNIX), reverse slash, backslant, and backwhack. Also, it is sometimes referred as bash, , reversed virgule, or [backslat].

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