On Mon, 10 Mar 1997, Tom Allard wrote:
:ASCII:: [American Standard Code for Information Interchange]
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# Common: number sign; pound; pound sign; hash; sharp; {crunch}; hex; [mesh]. Rare: grid; cross-hatch; oc-to-thorpe; flash; <square>, pig-pen; tic-tac-toe; scratchmark; thud; thump; {splat}.
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Note that the Jargon File doesn't list "#" as a "hatch" at all, and calls "cross-hatch" is rare.
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