backtick

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English

Etymology

back +‎ tick

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbæk.tɪk/
Audio (UK): (file)
Rhymes: -æktɪk

Noun

backtick (plural backticks)

(computing) The symbol `.
- 2000, Lincoln D Stein, Network Programming with Perl:
  The backtick acts like the double-quote operator.

Synonyms

backquote

Derived terms

backticked

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