I can remember it being used in grocery stores as a unit of measure symbol. Potatoes 20#/99¢ It used to be on fishing line too.
From: Adam Moffett Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2015 9:47 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Hash I call it pound, but I can think of no sensible reason why it would be called that. On 6/30/2015 11:45 AM, Chuck McCown wrote: The compiler of this list left out “tic tac toe”. I normally call it hash or pound. The Hash character (#) is called by many names: a.. gate b.. sharp c.. crosshatch d.. numeral sign e.. number sign f.. pound sign g.. octothorp h.. octothorpe i.. "the square key" at one telephone banking company j.. square (on some British Telecom services, e.g. when activating call divert)
