What is the #symbol called? Like what is its defined name. I do understand it's a preprocessor directive.

Must you humans name everything? Nothing's real to you 'til you've named it, given it limits. Does the sky need a name? Does the river?

Anyone else?

# = hash

but sometimes/some people call it differently
google for 'hash symbol' and you find: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_sign

"The term number sign is popular only in Canada. In most of the United States the symbol is usually called the pound sign and the telephone key is called the "pound key".[1] Outside of North America the symbol is called hash and the corresponding telephone key is called the "hash key" (and the term "pound sign" often describes the British currency symbol "£"). In recent years the term hash tag has enter common usage due to its use as a prefix for a hashtag."





This post was edited by brmv on Feb 9 2014 05:37pm

Thanks didn't know if it was like the sharp symbol or a target tag, etc. My book just calls it a pound sign and I per hash sign. Wasn't sure if C gave it a specific name.

If you want the actual name for the symbol, before twitter it was the "pound" sign, or "number" sign.

Just want to clarify though that # is not a preprocessor directive. It merely indicates that what follows it is a preprocessor directive. In #define, define is the preprocessor directive.

Yes I know that but thank you.

This post was edited by SelfTaught on Feb 9 2014 06:47pm

Use your words. Do you have a problem with what I said?