Thread: Whatzat mean? Word origins.
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Old 04-10-2025, 12:00 PM   #179
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Octothorpe


Octothorpe is the technical term for the hashtag sign (#). This term was coined in the 1960s at Bell Laboratories by Jim Thorpe. Octo- the prefix of the technical term, refers to the 8 points of the hashtag sign.
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