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From: tok@stiatl.salestech.com (Terry Kane)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: Name that character!
Message-ID: <1991May29.141937.19328@stiatl.salestech.com>
Date: 29 May 91 14:19:37 GMT
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Please refer to _The_Jargon_File_.  If you're not aware of its existence, it is
a rather large compendium of computer geek slang :->

It contains an entry which is pretty thorough in treating this topic, although
I think that this posting has a couple of new terms.  It also deals with
cultural differences; e.g. '#' is frequently called 'pound' in the U.S., and,
in my circles, '!' is almost always called 'bang' (as in a "bang-path"
mailing address).

I think that the Jargon File is available on prep.ai.mit.edu, although
I'm not sure that that is the latest revision.