backtick

derNoun

das Backtick-Zeichen

German translations

  1. 01

    backtick

Word details

German meaning
Ein „Backtick“ ist ein Sonderzeichen (`), das in der Informatik, insbesondere in der Programmierung, verwendet wird, oft um Code oder Befehle zu kennzeichnen, die ausgeführt werden sollen.
English meaning
A 'backtick' is a special character (`) used in computing, especially in programming, often to denote code or commands to be executed.
Synonym
Gravis
German example
Verwende den Backtick, um den Befehl im Terminal auszuführen: `ls -l`.
English example
Use the backtick to execute the command in the terminal: `ls -l`.
Type
Noun
Article
der
Singular Form
der Backtick
Plural Form
die Backticks

Example sentences with “backtick”

  1. Use a backtick for the code block. (Verwenden Sie ein Backtick-Zeichen für den Code-Block.)

Frequently asked questions

How do you say 'backtick' in German?

In tech, it is often just called 'das Backtick'. The formal term is 'das Gravis-Zeichen' (though this technically refers to the diacritic).