In computer programming “Leaning toothpick syndrome” is an expression used when quoted expression becomes unreadable because it contains a large number of escape characters, usually backslashes \.
Examples:
\\\\\\\\
\/\/
The official Perl documentation introduced the term to wide usage, apparently.
Japanese Environment
In Japanese environment, the Yen symbol ¥ is often (always?) used in lieu of backslash \. That means LTS is shown differently:
¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥
¥/¥/
Second case is more readable.