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Foreslash vs Forelash - What's the difference?

foreslash | forelash |

As nouns the difference between foreslash and forelash

is that foreslash is (computing|rare|nonstandard) a forward slash (/) while forelash is (computing) negative reaction to a nonexistent, but already overhyped, product.

foreslash

English

Noun

(es)
  • (computing, rare, nonstandard) A forward slash (/).
  • * 1994 , InfoWorld magazine (February 1994)
    • Yes, that is a combination of foreslashes and backslashes.
  • * 1994 , Bryan Pfaffenberger, I hate PCs
    • Don't confuse the backslash (\) with the foreslash (/).
  • * 1997 , Sándor Suhai, Theoretical and computational methods in genome research
    • ...using transitions labelled by their input and output, separated by a foreslash , with x and y standing for any non-identical nucleotides...
  • * 2007 , Manuel Clavel, Francisco Durán, Steven Eker, Patrick Lincoln, Narciso Martí-Oliet, All About Maude - A High-Performance Logical Framework
    • The command set print rat off . switches off the special printing for _/_ so that rational numbers will be printed with spaces around the foreslash sign.

    forelash

    English

    Noun

    (es)
  • (computing) Negative reaction to a nonexistent, but already overhyped, product.