https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escape_sequences_in_C https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/112731/what-does-backslash-escape-character-really-escape/112733   backslash causes an "escape" from the normal way characters are interpreted by the compiler The use of the word "escape" really means to temporarily escape out of parsing the text and into a another mode where the subsequent character is treated differently. 말 그대로 탈출한다는 의미인 것 같습니다