The Slash

The slash is used in various ways, but often to indicate or and and. You should not put spaces around the slash unless one or more of the terms separated by the slash is an open compound (words that operate as a single unit but are not hyphenated).

Examples:

The NATM/SEM was selected.

The New Austrian Tunneling Method / Sequential Excavation Method was selected. (Open Compound)

A differential-acting/double-acting pile hammer will be used. (Closed [Hyphenated] Compound)

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