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#323 - 03/16/00 09:32 AM "#"
dm58 stranger Registered: 03/16/00 Posts: 3 Loc: Tucson Arizona	I've heard it called "pound" and "sharp"... What is the real name for "#"?
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#324 - 03/17/00 12:05 AM Re: "#"
doogiecook stranger Registered: 03/15/00 Posts: 2 Loc: PA	A mini tic tac toe board!! =)
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#325 - 03/17/00 04:13 AM Re: "#"
mcarmen_ stranger Registered: 03/17/00 Posts: 2	It's called a 'hash'... the automated operators on the end of the line never fail to ask you to press the 'hash' (or 'pound' key).
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#326 - 03/17/00 09:21 AM Re: "#"
dm58 stranger Registered: 03/16/00 Posts: 3 Loc: Tucson Arizona	Thank you! The reference to "hash" allowed me to check dictionary.com, and I found this: Common names: number sign; pound; pound sign; hash; sharp; crunch; hex; INTERCAL: mesh. Rare: grid; crosshatch; octothorpe; flash; ITU-T: square, pig-pen; tictactoe; scratchmark; thud; thump; splat. I knew there were several unusual words for it. I had heard the word "octothorpe", and couldn't quite recall it and it has been driving me crazy! Well, maybe now I can get some sleep! Don
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#327 - 03/23/00 04:40 PM Re: "#"
MarkHJay stranger Registered: 03/15/00 Posts: 6 Loc: Short Hills NJ	I believe that the proper name for this thing is "octothorpe".
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