Octothorpe (noun)
okt-oh-thawp
The symbol we now call a hashtag.
First recorded in 1970–75.From octo-, after the eight endpoints on the perimeter of the symbol, plus a second element of disputed origin
Example sentences
“The code requires an octothorpe to denote a section break.”
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