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The symbol # is known variously in English-speaking regions as the number sign, [1] hash, [2] or pound sign. [3] The symbol has historically been used for a wide range of purposes including the designation of an ordinal number and as a ligatured abbreviation for pounds avoirdupois – having been derived from the now-rare ℔.
A telephone keypad using the ITU E.161 standard. A telephone keypad is a keypad installed on a push-button telephone or similar telecommunication device for dialing a telephone number. It was standardized when the dual-tone multi-frequency signaling (DTMF) system was developed in the Bell System in the United States in the 1960s – this ...
The pound sign (£) is the symbol for the pound unit of sterling – the currency of the United Kingdom and its associated Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories and previously of Great Britain and of the Kingdom of England. The same symbol is used for other currencies called pound, such as the Egyptian and Syrian pounds.
Unsurprisingly, the fabrication of a 5,500-pound three-times-lifesize bull using relatively new materials took longer than expected, and by summer 1953, the bull was only half-finished. The timing ...
Musical symbols are marks and symbols in musical notation that indicate various aspects of how a piece of music is to be performed. There are symbols to communicate information about many musical elements, including pitch, duration, dynamics, or articulation of musical notes; tempo, metre, form (e.g., whether sections are repeated), and details about specific playing techniques (e.g., which ...
A multi-million pound programme aimed at stimulating the economy in Northern Ireland's north west has been officially signed off by the Secretary of State Hilary Benn. The Derry and Strabane city ...
The UK keyboard has 1 more key than the U.S. keyboard (UK=62, US=61, on the typewriter keys, 102 v 101 including function and other keys, 105 vs 104 on models with Windows keys) The extra key is added next to the Enter key to accommodate # (number sign) and ~ (tilde) The Alt key to the right of the space bar is replaced by an AltGr key.
Hash key. Hash key may refer to: Number sign, also known as the number, pound or hash key, a key on a telephone keypad. For its use in data structure, database and cryptographic applications, see hash function or unique key. Category: Disambiguation pages.