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It’s gone by many names, (the pound sign, the number sign, the octothorpe and the hashtag symbol) and it’s had many meanings, but what is the origin of this # mysterious symbol?
Whether called hash, pound, number sign, lumberyard—the symbol traces back to Ancient Rome. Its story starts with the Latin term Libra Pondo, meaning “pound in weight.” This was abbreviated ...
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