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octothorpe

/ˈɒktəʊθɔːp/ /ˈɑːktoʊθɔːɹp/

Meanings
noun
The hash or square symbol (#), used mainly in telephony and computing.

Examples :

""To enter the meeting ID, please press the octothorpe key on your phone." "
technology computing communication sign technical number internet writing

Related Words

Illustration computing

computing verb

/kəmˈpjuːtɪŋ/

To reckon or calculate.

"Can anyone here compute the square root of 10201?"

Illustration meeting

meeting noun

/ˈmiːtɪŋ/ /ˈmitɪŋ/

(gerund) The act of persons or things that meet.

"Meeting him will be exciting. I enjoy meeting new people."

Illustration telephony

telephony noun

/təˈlɛf.ə.ni/

The act of sound transmission via the electromagnetic spectrum.

"The company invested in new telephony equipment to improve phone call quality for their customers. "

Illustration symbol

symbol noun

/ˈsɪmbəl/

A character or glyph representing an idea, concept or object.

"$ is the symbol for dollars in the US and some other countries."

Illustration phone

phone noun

/fəʊ̯n/ /foʊ̯n/

A device for transmitting conversations and other sounds in real time across distances, now often a small portable unit also capable of running software etc.

"My phone rings constantly during class, making it hard to focus on my studies. "

Illustration press

press noun

/pɹɛs/

A device used to apply pressure to an item.

"a flower press"

Illustration please

please verb

/pliːz/ /pliz/

To make happy or satisfy; to give pleasure to.

"Her presentation pleased the executives."

Illustration enter

enter noun

/ˈɛntə(ɹ)/ /ˈɛntɚ/

The "Enter" key on a computer keyboard.

"Press the Enter key to submit your homework assignment online. "

Illustration mainly

mainly adverb

/ˈmeɪnli/

Forcefully, vigorously.

"The children mainly pushed their way to the front of the line. "

Illustration used

used verb

/juːzd/

To utilize or employ.

"The student used a calculator to solve the math problem. "

Illustration square

square noun

/skwɛə(ɹ)/ /skwɛɚ/

A polygon with four sides of equal length and four right angles; an equilateral rectangle; a regular quadrilateral.

"The floor tiles were arranged in perfect squares. "

Illustration hash

hash noun

/ˈhæʃ/

Food, especially meat and potatoes, chopped and mixed together.

"For lunch, my dad made a hearty hash of leftover potatoes and steak. "