chip@vector.uucp (Chip Rosenthal) (03/22/89)
Going back to a subject we are all sick of... Happened to be thumbing
through "Notes on the Network" when I stumbled across the following:
[...] it is becoming important that the proper terminology be known
and used when referring to them. The "#" and "*" should be called
number sign and star, respectively. Use of the term asterisk for "*"
and pound sign for "#" should not be used in documentation dealing
with dialing procedures. The terms number sign and star have been
agreed upon as international terminology. The term square for the
"#" is also recognized internationally.
So I guess the term "octothorpe" is only suitable for use in Trivial
Pursuit questions.
By the way...this book is a really good reference. The latest version,
which unfortunately I do not have, is called "Notes on the BOC Intra-LATA
Network - 1986". It's available from Bellcore as document TR-NPL-000275
for $150.00 (based on the 1988 Bellcore catalog).
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