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THIS...may sound silly but what is with this # in front of everything what is the meaning? - Roy - 03-03-2014 04:02 AM
I am 60 years old and don't keep up on this new computer lingo....
....but what is with this # in front of words that I see on TV?
.........and any new short forms I should know? thanks.....thx.
- Sadsongs - 03-03-2014 04:14 AM
It's called a hashtag and it's a way of putting a simple label on posts in Twitter (other social media now use them) so people can search for a subject.
Example: there might be lots of conversations about individual players but if they all carry the team's name as hashtag then fans can more easily find them.
- Niceguy - 03-03-2014 04:29 AM
# means number
For example:
Call this number
#123-456-7890