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