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hash key

American  
[hash kee] / ˈhæʃ ˌki /

noun

  1. a push button on a telephone or key on a computer keyboard that is marked with a hash mark (#); pound key.

  2. Computers. hash value.


Etymology

Origin of hash key

First recorded in 1970–75

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