noun
- plural of octothorp; the symbol # (hash mark or pound sign)
Usage: technical
Examples
- The programmer used several octothorps to comment out lines of code.
- Social media posts often contain octothorps followed by hashtags.
- The form required octothorps to separate different sections.
- She counted five octothorps in the document’s formatting.
- The telephone keypad displays octothorps in the bottom right corner.