[GreenKeys] Why has the '#' symbol been called a number sign, pound sign, and now 'hashtag'?

[Alf Fisher]

Yes Dave, the youngsters that use Facebook etc only know it as hash-tag.

Those that did computer programming like Fortran? might have come across it 
as some kind of special operator.
like @#  -  No doubt someone more computer literate than me can explain what 
it does.

kn7sfz wrote:
And one of the options was entering your information followed by the 'pound' 
sign.

On the answerphone I have in the museum, to terminate recording the outgoing 
message the voice says
"to end recording, press the square sign".  They don't even call it a hash!

73,
Alf, G3WSD



-----Original Message----- 
From: Dave Horsfall
Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2017 10:59 PM
To: Greenkeys
Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] Why has the '#' symbol been called a number sign, 
pound sign, and now 'hashtag'?

The only people likely to call it "hashtag" are the youngsters and their
stupid social media; I'll bet none of 'em knows how to have a real
conversation.

-- 
Dave Horsfall DTM (VK2KFU)  "Those who don't understand security will 
suffer."
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