Slash
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Slash may refer to:
- Slash (punctuation)Slash (punctuation)The slash is a sign used as a punctuation mark and for various other purposes. It is now often called a forward slash , and many other alternative names.-History:...
, the "/" punctuation character, also used in computing- In speech colloquially as a conjunctionConjunctionConjunction can refer to:* Conjunction , an astronomical phenomenon* Astrological aspect, an aspect in horoscopic astrology* Conjunction , a part of speech** Conjunctive mood , same as subjunctive mood...
, in a place where a "/" would be put in writing
- In speech colloquially as a conjunction
- Slash fictionSlash fictionSlash fiction is a genre of fan fiction that focuses on the depiction of romantic or sexual relationships between fictional characters of the same sex...
, a genre of fan fiction dealing with same-sex relationships or sexual encounters - Slash (logging)Slash (logging)Slash, or slashings, is a forestry term that refers to coarse and fine woody debris generated during logging operations or through wind, snow or other natural forest disturbances. Slash generated during logging operations may increase fire hazard and some North American states have passed laws...
, woody debris generated by timber harvesting - Slash PineSlash PinePinus elliottii, commonly known as the Slash Pine, is a pine native to the southeastern United States, from southern South Carolina west to southeastern Louisiana, and south to the Florida Keys....
, a tree native to the southeast United States - Slash (comics)Slash (comics)Slash is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe, most notably as a member of the Sisters of Sin.-Publication history:...
, a character in the Marvel Comics Universe - Slash, a character from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Mighty Mutanimals
- Slash and burnSlash and burnSlash-and-burn is an agricultural technique which involves cutting and burning of forests or woodlands to create fields. It is subsistence agriculture that typically uses little technology or other tools. It is typically part of shifting cultivation agriculture, and of transhumance livestock...
, an agricultural procedure - Slash'EMSlash'EMSlash'EM is a variant of the roguelike game NetHack that offers extra features, monsters, and items...
, a variant of the computer game NetHack - Feynman slash notationFeynman slash notationIn the study of Dirac fields in quantum field theory, Richard Feynman invented the convenient Feynman slash notation...
, of quantum field theory - Slash ratingSlash ratingThe slash rating, under the United States National Electrical Code, is given to circuit interrupt hardware and specifies a maximum line-to-ground voltage rating in combination with a maximum line-to-line voltage rating. One common application would be for a three-phase electrical loads...
, a US National Electrical Code circuit interrupt hardware qualifier - A slang term for urinationUrinationUrination, also known as micturition, voiding, peeing, weeing, pissing, and more rarely, emiction, is the ejection of urine from the urinary bladder through the urethra to the outside of the body. In healthy humans the process of urination is under voluntary control...
- A cutting attack with a bladed weapon
- Slash, the content management software used by SlashdotSlashdotSlashdot is a technology-related news website owned by Geeknet, Inc. The site, which bills itself as "News for Nerds. Stuff that Matters", features user-submitted and ‑evaluated current affairs news stories about science- and technology-related topics. Each story has a comments section...
- Slash, slang for VaginaVaginaThe vagina is a fibromuscular tubular tract leading from the uterus to the exterior of the body in female placental mammals and marsupials, or to the cloaca in female birds, monotremes, and some reptiles. Female insects and other invertebrates also have a vagina, which is the terminal part of the...
Music
- Slash (musician)Slash (musician)Saul Hudson , known by his stage name Slash, is a British-American musician and songwriter. He is best known as the former lead guitarist of the American hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he achieved worldwide success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. During his later years with Guns N'...
(born Saul Hudson in 1965), Velvet Revolver guitarist and former Guns N' Roses guitarist- Slash (album), a record by Slash
- Slash (autobiography)Slash (autobiography)Slash is an autobiography written by rock guitarist Slash with Anthony Bozza.Most of the book focuses on Slash's years with Guns N' Roses, including many rock star cliches: trashed hotel rooms, groupies, drug abuse, etc. Slash talks about Axl Rose, front man of Guns N' Roses, and the breakup of the...
, a book written by Slash with Anthony Bozza
- Nash the SlashNash the SlashNash the Slash is a Canadian musician. Though a multi-instrumentalist, he is known primarily for playing electric violin and mandolin, as well as harmonica, keyboards, glockenspiel, and other instruments .Nash worked as a solo artist beginning in 1975, then founded the progressive rock band FM in...
, a Canadian progressive rock musician with a mysterious identity - Slash (fanzine)Slash (fanzine)Slash was a punk rock-related fanzine published in the United States from 1977 to 1980.The magazine was a large-format tabloid focused on the Los Angeles punk scene, though it did not restrict itself to local acts: its first cover featured Dave Vanian of The Damned. It regularly covered such L.A....
, a punk rock fanzine founded in 1977 - Slash notation, a form of music notation
- Slash RecordsSlash RecordsSlash Records is a record label in Los Angeles, originally specializing in local and punk rock bands.The label was formed in 1978 by Bob Biggs as an outgrowth of the Los Angeles-based fanzine, Slash. Biggs, a painter, initiated the label with a seven-inch single from The Germs in 1978. A full album...
, a punk record label - Slash chordSlash chordIn popular music a slash chord or slashed chord, also compound chord, is a chord whose bass note or inversion is indicated by the addition of a slash and the letter of the bass after the root note letter. It does not indicate "or"....
, in popular music
Sports
- Kordell "Slash" Stewart, an NFL quarterback
- Slash (wrestler), a professional wrestler
- Slashing (ice hockey)Slashing (ice hockey)Slashing in ice hockey is a penalty called when an offending player swings their hockey stick at an opposing player, regardless of contact. Such a penalty may range from a minor penalty to a match penalty, depending on the seriousness of the injury to the opposing player.-External links:*...
, a penalty in ice hockey where a player swings his stick at another