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From: wmartin@brl-tgr.ARPA (Will Martin )
Newsgroups: net.nlang
Subject: The "#" Symbol
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Date: Wed, 28-Aug-85 16:00:41 EDT
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Posted: Wed Aug 28 16:00:41 1985
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A while back, someone posted a query about the "#" (poundsign,
tic-tac-toe, double-cross) symbol -- they said that they thought that it
had a name beginning with "octo", but that they had exhausted their
local library's reference section to no avail and never located such a
word. Well, I am convinced that the word is "octothorp". However, I have
no idea where I got this from, except maybe from reading it on the net!
I can't find this word in any dictionary I've checked. If the original
inquirer is still out there, could he/she please post the current status
of the search? I haven't posted this until now, because I was still
checking references as I recalled the subject. However, I think I will
never find this, so I thought I'd send this out and see what ensues.

Will