backquote
verbEtymology From back + quote.
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Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences To enclose (text) in backquotes.
backquote
nounEtymology From back + quote.
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Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences The symbol `, resembling a reversed quotation mark.
- The form that follows the backquote is not evaluated, except for certain items.1988, Wendy L Milner, Common Lisp: A Tutorial:
- Synonyms
- backtick
- Related terms
- grave accent