number sign

Definition

The character # used to represent the word number.

Example Sentences

• "The number sign (#) is used when the number to be printed represents cents only, and is designed to prevent any one from placing a false figure in the dollar position on the check."
• "367. Characters.—The upper case of the first row of keys contains characters. You will have frequent occasion to use the quotation mark or ditto ("), the underscore (_), the apostrophe ('), parenthesis left [(] and right [)], and the hyphen (-). The number sign (#), the dollar sign ($), percent sign (%), the ampersand or "and" sign (&), and the asterisk (*) are mostly used in reports and tabulating work."
• "New material which has been inserted on the page is indicated by the number sign (#). Where more than one or two lines have been inserted in consecutive sequence the number sign (#) appears above and below the material inserted rather than appearing on each individual line of the group. In cases where an entirely new listing is included the number sign (#) appears in the first line of the page. The appearance of three number signs (###) indicates the omission of material from that page."