backtick

English

Etymology

From back +‎ tick.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbæk.tɪk/

• Audio (UK):

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• Rhymes: -æktɪk

Noun

backtick (plural backticks)

1. (computing) The symbol `, resembling a reversed quotation mark.
   • 2000, Lincoln D Stein, Network Programming with Perl:

     The backtick acts like the double-quote operator.

Synonyms

• backquote

Derived terms

• backticked

Translations

the symbol `, resembling a reversed quotation mark

Czech: zpětný apostrof, obrácený apostrof m Esperanto: malapostrofo German: Backtick m Hungarian: fordított félidézőjel

See also

• grave accent

Further reading

• “backtick”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “backtick, backquote”, in Google Books Ngram Viewer.