Meaning of octothorpe | Babel Free

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The hash or square symbol #, used mainly in telephony and computing.

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“The pad 1 provides keys for numerals 0 to 9, while the sextile or asterisk (*) key is decoded to provide⟳ a decimal point⟳ and the octothorp ( # ) key generates a command to send⟳ the contents of the memory unto the telephone line through a send⟳ circuit 7, a coupling circuit 8 and the hybrid network 2.”

“A select⟳ group of Sears customers were given a "how to" manual on ordering goods by Touch-Tone. The octothorpe (#) and asterisk (*) buttons are used to separate⟳ information and to indicate⟳ end⟳ of transmission. This is the first system in Canada in which the general public has direct⟳ access to a computer from their homes.”

“Octothorp is the # on a push-button telephone. Rumor at the telephone company is that a man named Charles B. Octothorp, wanting to make⟳ his name⟳ famous, would approach⟳ anyone with a Touch-Tone ’phone, stop⟳, and say⟳ admiringly, “That’s a mighty handsome octothorp you have⟳ there.””

“Strings are enclosed in double⟳ quotation marks, numbers are not enclosed in anything, and dates and Boolean values are enclosed between octothorpe (#) characters.”

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