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by dylan604 1940 days ago
I remember it being the number sign when first learning to type in school. I then heard it refered to as pound sign. And once I started into the dev world, it became the ubiqutous comment. Then my favorite became the shebang when paired with the friendly bang/exclamation/pling.
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What you mean the octothorpe?!

There are many valid names and usages for this symbol: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_sign#Names_of_the_chara...