backtick

English

Etymology

From back +‎ tick.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbæk.tɪk/
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  • Rhymes: -æktɪk

Noun

backtick (plural backticks)

  1. (computing, typography) The symbol `, resembling a reversed quotation mark and also being, or being homoglyphic to (depending on mental model), a grave accent mark in isolation. (Common uses include (1) use as a dead key in composing grave-accented characters, (2) use as an escape character to mark literals, and (3) many other uses as defined by contexts.)
    Synonym: backquote
    • 2000, Lincoln D Stein, Network Programming with Perl:
      The backtick acts like the double-quote operator.

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