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From: "D. Tyschler" <dtyschle@ares.informatik.uni-ulm.de>
Subject: name of ascii symbol #
Date: 1998/01/03
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Hi,

I have a simple (and stupid sounding) question to you ascii-experts:

How is ascii symbol '#' called in american english? Is it 'pound' or
'octothorpe' or 'gate' or 'stockade' or 'batten fence' or ... ?
Is there a common or hacker's abbreviation ?

As this question is beyond the scope of this newsgroup -- sorry for
that -- you might reply direktly to me. But I am certainly reading
this newsgroup.

Thanks for your time,

   Derek