octothorpe

/ˈɒk.tə.θɔːp/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɑːk.tə.θɔːrp/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈäk-tə-ˌthȯrp -tō-/ (ame, mw)

octothorpe — noun

  • octothorpesingular
  • octothorpesplural

1. the written mark #, especially when people are naming the sign on a keyboard, ke

1.名詞C2
釋義

the written mark #, especially when people are naming the sign on a keyboard, keypad, or screen.

例句

The help desk asked Allison to press the octothorpe after her account number.

phone instruction: press the octothorpe

In the style guide, an octothorpe marks words grouped under one topic.

editing use: an octothorpe marks grouped words

同義詞
  • hash

    common computing name for the same symbol

  • number sign

    neutral descriptive term in writing and typography

  • pound sign

    common name in phone and keypad instructions, especially in North America

文法句型

press the octothorpe

an octothorpe key

用法筆記

More technical than hash or pound sign. People use it mainly when they want to name the symbol itself in computing, editing, or phone-key instructions.

常見錯誤

❌Put a hashtag after your account number.
✅Put an octothorpe after your account number.
💡when you mean the keypad symbol itself, octothorpe names the sign, while hashtag usually refers to its social-media use.