2006-07-08 11:26:42 · 11 answers · asked by simple one 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
The @ symbol (pronounced in English as the word "at"), has the official name "commercial at" under the ANSI/CCITT/Unicode character systems. It is often referred to informally as the "at symbol", the "at sign", or just "at".
2006-07-08 11:29:42 · answer #1 · answered by Puppy Zwolle 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The @ symbol (pronounced in English as the word "at"), has the official name "commercial at" under the ANSI/CCITT/Unicode character systems. It is often referred to informally as the "at symbol", the "at sign", or just "at".
The origin of the symbol is debated, but is most likely a cursive form of Ä, or possibly à (the French word for "at"). It was most commonly used as an abbreviation in accounting and commercial invoices, in statements such as "7 widgets @ £2 ea. = £14". More recently, the @ symbol has become ubiquitous due to its use in email addresses.
Other names for the symbol include: about; acosta; ampersat or asperand (not to be confused with ampersand); amphora; ape; apothrope; arobase; atgry; atmark; cabbage; cat; cinnabun or cinnamon bun; commercial symbol; cyclone; each; masterspace; mercantile symbol; rose; schnable; scroll or scroll-a; snail; strudel; these; vortex; whirlpool; chisignuh; whishi-whishi; yurming; or whorl. Some of these are based on specialized usage, others are visual descriptions, and atgry (plural atgrynge) is a recurring joke proposed on Usenet as the answer to a pair of longstanding linguistic riddles — the singular atgry is a fourth word that ends in gry, along with angry, hungry, and gry; and the plural atgrynge provides a word that rhymes with orange.
2006-07-08 11:31:49 · answer #2 · answered by jextreme_22 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe this symbol is actually called an ancrasand
2006-07-08 11:33:31 · answer #3 · answered by danar40 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to the following website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/@
It is called a "commercial at"
Also known as: "at symbol", the "at sign", or just "at".
2006-07-08 11:30:23 · answer #4 · answered by nWo_Spon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Originally, "commercial at" as in priced at.
3 apples @ 50cents is $1.50
2006-07-08 11:30:16 · answer #5 · answered by sheeple_rancher 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is called the at sign
2006-07-08 11:29:37 · answer #6 · answered by GrabSomeEyes 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At the rate of
2006-07-08 11:29:26 · answer #7 · answered by true_flower 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it means at the rate of or just at
2006-07-08 11:30:18 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is no official name
2006-07-08 12:19:56 · answer #9 · answered by iammisc 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
at
2006-07-08 11:29:36 · answer #10 · answered by mandy c 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋