\ applies by default to the last dimension, whilst the similar operator, ™, applies by default to the first dimension.
TABLE 5 2 3 4 7 6 ×\ TABLE (Puts × between all elements of TABLE 5 10 30 and shows the result of each 4 28 168 multiplication in row 1 and in row 2. Note that since no dimension was specified, the operation takes place on the last dimension, the columns.
×™TABLE (First axis scan. Applies across each 5 2 3 row, i.e. Down the columns. Same as 20 14 18 ×\[1]TABLE)