backquote vs backtick - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
What is the difference between backquote and backtick? I searched on this issue, and it seems that they are the same. ` Are they exact synonyms?
Where is the back quote/tilde symbol on k… - Apple Community
Dec 16, 2014 · Back quote Alternatively referred to as an acute, grave, grave accent, left quote, open quote, or a push, the back quote or backquote is a punctuation mark (`) found on the same U.S. …
punctuation - Are backticks used outside of computing? - English ...
May 30, 2015 · The "backquote" was picked partially to permit poor-man's "accents", and partially to pair with the "forward" single quote character. What key combinations modern "word processors" use to …
punctuation - Any reference on the usage of a backtick and single ...
Mar 30, 2016 · From the point of view of English usage, there is no difference other than appearance between the "backtick" (`) and the single quote mark ('). The characters exist in these forms because …
When is it better to use the backquote ... - Emacs Stack Exchange
Feb 10, 2021 · The only reason to prefer backquote over list is for readability. The only reason to avoid list altogether is when you know for certain that some code, e.g. in a tight loop, doesn't strictly need a …
Backtick symbol still missing in iOS - Apple Community
Mar 29, 2018 · It's 2018 and I'm wondering why I still can't obtain the backtick symbol (`) from the symbol list in my iPhone's virtual keyboard while running iOS 11.3. Clearly I can get to it from the …
backquote - Backward quote, what does it mean in elisp? - Emacs Stack ...
"Backquote constructs" allow you to quote a list, but selectively evaluate elements of that list. In the simplest case, it is identical to the special form ‘quote’ (described in the previous section; *note …
Newest 'backquote' Questions - Emacs Stack Exchange
How to properly use defcustom with backquote / comma grammar? (to edit a mode's font-lock-keywords) I'm trying to edit a mode's font-lock-keywords variable to use defcustom instead of defconst (which it …
backquote - How to avoid an undesired "nil" in defmacro - Emacs Stack ...
Dec 4, 2025 · When writing a macro one often constructs the form to be evaluated, henceforth referred to as FORM, using the back-quote list construct. So suppose that, in the middle of this process, one …
Cannot type a backtick. - Apple Community
Feb 17, 2022 · I have a macbook pro 13-inch from 2014 that is currently running macOS Big Sur and I tried to look up how to type a backtick as I need it for programming, but I cannot find it anywhere. …