FOLDOC (Free On-Line Dictionary Of Computing, at
http://wombat.doc.ic.ac.uk/foldoc/index.html) has the following offering:
'@ --> commercial at
<character> "@". Common names: at sign; at; strudel. Rare: each; vortex;
whorl; INTERCAL: whirlpool; cyclone; snail; ape; cat; rose; cabbage; ITU-T:
commercial at.
The @ sign is used in electronic mail addresses to separate the local part
from the hostname. See @-party.
(08 May 1996)'
Alison Holder
EARL Information Officer
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From: Karen Blakeman[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
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Sent: Friday, April 17, 1998 11:56 AM
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Subject: The "at" symbol - does it have a special name
This was a serious question from a delegate on an Internet course I
attended yesterday - and we were not sure of the answer.
So, does the "at" symbol (@) used in e-mail addresses and on invoices
have a more esoteric name? So far, I have skimmed through the various
DTP, WP and printer manuals I have here and also had a quick look
on the Internet (found some very interesting glossaries and histories
of typography). All refer to it as "at"
Your help in settling this once and for all would be much appreciated.
Karen
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Karen Blakeman, RBA Information Services
Internet Training,Consultancy and Publications
Tel:/Fax: 0118 947 2256, E-Mail:[log in to unmask]
Business Information on the Net: http://www.rba.co.uk/sources/
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