• Revan343@lemmy.ca
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          2 months ago

          On its own, the backtick is primarily used in computing, and so doesn’t have an old-timey-English name, nor does the Jargon File mention a Commonwealth Hackish name for it. While there are a variety of other names, I don’t think any of them are specific to the UK

          When used with a letter, it marks a grave accent; this was its original purpose on a typewriter