>From the Jargon file (http://www.catb.org/~esr/jargon/html/entry/ASCII.html)
For each character, common names are given in rough order of popularity,
followed by names that are reported but rarely seen; official ANSI/CCITT names
are surrounded by brokets: <>. Square brackets mark the particularly silly
names introduced by INTERCAL. The abbreviations "l/r" and "o/c" stand for
left/right and "open/close" respectively. Ordinary parentheticals provide some
usage information.
#
Common: number sign; pound; pound sign; hash; sharp; crunch; hex; [mesh].
Rare: grid; crosshatch; octothorpe; flash; <square>, pig-pen; tictactoe;
scratchmark; thud; thump; splat.
Personally, I've head it called 'gate' as well
Cheers,
Martin
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Martin Thompson BEng(Hons) CEng MIEE
TRW Conekt
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