backtick

English

Etymology

back +‎ tick

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

Noun

backtick (plural backticks)

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

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