oblique mark
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]A clarification of the intended sense of oblique.
Noun
[edit]oblique mark (plural oblique marks)
- (typography, uncommon) Synonym of slash ⟨/⟩, sometimes (generally proscribed) inclusive of similar marks such as the backslash ⟨\⟩.
- 1804, William Bingley, North Wales, volume II, page 338:
- 1941, Rupert Pitt Sorelle, Gregg Typing, page 266:
- Any fraction may be made by typing the numerator, the oblique mark (/), and the denominator. The oblique mark is struck with the small finger of the right hand.