OCTOTHORP


Meaning of OCTOTHORP in English

[ 'ɒktə(ʊ)θɔ:p ]

(also ~e )

■ noun chiefly N. Amer. another term for the symbol \#.

Origin

1970s: of uncertain origin; prob. from octo- (referring to the eight points on the symbol) + the surname Thorpe .

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.