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From: jeff@rtech.UUCP (Jeff Lichtman)
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Subject: Re: question about names for symbols
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Date: Sat, 22-Jun-85 03:33:14 EDT
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Posted: Sat Jun 22 03:33:14 1985
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> 
> What names are in use for the non-alpha characters in the ASCII code?
> 
> For example, ! is often 'shriek' or 'bang'
> 			 # is 'sharp' or 'pound'
> 
> Rick Coates

Names I use or have heard:

	Symbol		Names

	   $		dollar (as opposed to "dollar sign")
	   ^		hat
	   &		and
	   *		star
	   (		paren or left
	   )		paren or right
	   ~		squiggle or wiggle
	   '		squote (for "single quote")

	I once worked for a company that produced a word processor, and
we had a contract with Rank Xerox in England to modify our system to be
sold in Europe.  This system made heavy use of the '\' character.  In the
U.S. we call this a "backslash".  A fellow from Rank Xerox insisted that
we change our documentation to read "back-oblique" (the British word for
the same character).  He said that "backslash" sounded like someone
was being murdered.
-- 
Jeff Lichtman at rtech (Relational Technology, Inc.)
aka Swazoo Koolak

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