pound key

[ pound-kee ]

/ ˈpaʊnd ˌki /

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noun

a push button on a telephone or key on a computer keyboard that is marked with a pound sign (#).

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Also called hash key .

Origin of pound key

First recorded in 1990–95

Words nearby pound key

pound cake, pound cost averaging, pounder, pound-foot, pound-force, pound key, pound net, pound of flesh, pound out, pound puppy, pound Scots