Poll: What is # called?

What is # called?

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Votes: 1790
Comments: 5
Added: February 2006

Comments:

Charles Reeve - 23rd June 2008 22:42
# is called an octothorpe
 
Gil - 15th November 2008 04:10
It's officially called an "octothorpe"
 
L - 11th May 2009 22:32
Kudos for being uber geeks.
 
nadroj - 23rd September 2009 02:42
it is really called an octothorpe
 
ICallIt - 7th February 2012 23:14
I call it a number sign or number key depending on where it is used. Octothorpe has never been widely adopted.
 
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