What does a forward slash before a pipe in cmd do to remove the line ending of an echo?

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Published on 2012-12-02T01:00:23Z Indexed on 2012/12/04 17:05 UTC
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carriage-return

This code:

    @echo off
    echo/|set /p ="Executing backup...."
    echo/|set /p =" backup procedure"

... came from Echoing in the same line and produces the below output in a cmd window:

    Executing backup....backup procedure

However, I cant seem to find an explanation through google on what the forward slash does to the ¿pipe? to cause set's output to be echoed to the console / stdout

If anyone could also suggest a good website for learning more about cmd / cmd programs' features like this, it would be appreciated.

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