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Noun: hash sign
Usage: Brit
  1. The symbol #
    "He used the hash sign to indicate the apartment number in the address";
    - octothorpe [N. Amer], octothorp [N. Amer], pound sign [US], hash [Brit], pound [US], number sign, hash mark, hash symbol

Derived forms: hash signs

Type of: symbol

Encyclopedia: Hash sign