what is the correct names for the following symbols @, ~, #,^?

Question

Above are common symbols found on any computer keyboard and I am just curious as to their actual English names. Or and also why is there a pause screen on most computer keyboards. Pausing from what exactly?

Answer 1

@ = at the rate
~ = tilde
# = hash
^ = caret

Answer 2

@ = at, or, at the rate.
~ = tilde, used to denote an approximate value, eg. ~100 = about 100.
# = hash, used to denote a number, eg. #1 = number 1, or first.
^ = caret, or, to the power of, eg 2^4 = 16.

The pause screen key is used to halt long lists scrolling off the top of the screen before you have a chance to read it. Try it: if you're using Windows open a command prompt and type "dir /a /s", and then press the Pause button. Pressing Return resumes the scrolling list.

Answer 3

@ - at symbol
@ appears to be the cursive form of ā, an abbreviation of an unknown word beginning with a.

~ - tilde
The name of the character comes from Spanish, from the Latin titulus meaning a title or superscription, and is pronounced ['tɪl.də], in English, or ['til.ðe], in Spanish.

# - hash
Number sign, #, also called the pound sign

^ - caret
The caret was originally used, and continues to be, in handwritten form as a proofreading mark to indicate where a punctuation mark, word or phrase should be inserted in a document.

? - question mark
The symbol is generally thought to originate from the Latin quaestio, meaning "question", which was abbreviated to Qo. The uppercase Q was written above the lowercase o, and this mark was transformed into the modern symbol.

The "Pause Key Function" - On many modern PCs, Pause interrupts screen output by BIOS. This is effective during boot in text mode and in a DOS box in Windows safe mode with 50 lines.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Break_key

Answer 4

The correct names are:
@ = the at sign [[e-mail]],
~ = the tilde (TILL-duh) [ñ],
# = the pound sign (lb -- for a unit of weight) [also the number sign -- #3] and
^ = the caret (CA-rit) [y x y = y^2] .

If the caret is used above a letter, as in French, (ê) it becomes a circumflex.

Answer 5

hey these symbols are really easy -
@ - at the rate
~ - tilde
# - hash
^ - caret

Answer 6

ferric ion Traditional name for the trivalent condition of iron, Fe3+; the modern name is iron(III). Tin Sn2+ Tin(II) ion Stannous ion Sn4+ Tin(IV) ion Stannic ion

Answer 7

@ - At sign
~ - Tilde
# - Hash
^ - Caret

Answer 8

at, tilde, number, caret

Answer 9

@ - at the rate
~ - tilde
# - hash
^ - caret