scratch comma

See also: scratch-comma

English

Alternative forms

• scratch-comma

Etymology

From its appearance.

Noun

scratch comma (plural scratch commas)

1. (typography, historical) Synonym of slash ⟨ / ⟩ in its former use as a form of comma.

Synonyms

• See slash

References

• Oxford English Dictionary, 1st ed. "scratch, n.¹" Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1911.