oblique stroke
"/". Common names include: (forward) slash;
stroke; {ITU-T}: slant; oblique stroke. Rare: diagonal;
solidus; over; slak; virgule; {INTERCAL}: slat.
Commonly used as the division {operator} in programming, and
to separate the components in {Unix} {pathnames}, and hence
also in {URL}s. Also used to delimit {regular expressions} in
several programs.
(1996-09-24)