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Spanish term or phrase:	asterisco/numeral
English translation:	asterisk & number key (keyboard) \| star & pound key (phone)
Entered by:	David Russi

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11:25pm Dec 1, 2004

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Spanish term or phrase: asterisco/numeral

I dont know how to say asterisco and numeral in English

blonde19

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David Russi: 11:30pm Dec 1, 2004: I changed the language combination for you. -
Gabriel Aguirre: 5:51am Dec 2, 2004: a dictionary would have them -

asterisk/star and pound

Explanation:
asterisk and pound are the correct names, but on a phone, the asterisk is commonly called "star"

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Note added at 2 hrs 16 mins (2004-12-02 01:41:59 GMT)
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In Windows XP\'s Character map, the # sign is identified as \"Number sign\" The * is called Asterisk.

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David Russi
United States

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5 +2

asterisk/star and pound

David Russi

4 -1

asterisk/number sign or star/pound sign

Judith Kerman

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peer agreement (net): +2

asterisk/star and pound

Explanation:
asterisk and pound are the correct names, but on a phone, the asterisk is commonly called "star"

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Note added at 2 hrs 16 mins (2004-12-02 01:41:59 GMT)
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In Windows XP\'s Character map, the # sign is identified as \"Number sign\" The * is called Asterisk.

David Russi
United States
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peer agreement (net): -1

asterisk/number sign or star/pound sign

Explanation:
In the U.S. nobody seems to be quite sure what to call the "pound sign" - but it's usually called "the pound sign" rather than "the numeral" or "the number sign." "Asterisk" is slightly less common than "star" but still quite common.

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Note added at 1 hr 43 mins (2004-12-02 01:09:12 GMT)
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I see that my answer really pertains to the touch-tone telephone. On a computer, I think most people would say \"asterisk\" and \"number sign\" but the number sign is rarely much of a concern. Neither of them has the same importance as they do on a telephone.

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Note added at 4 days (2004-12-06 21:23:47 GMT)
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Should be asterisk/star or number/pound sign

Judith Kerman
United States

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Spanish: asterisco/numeral

English translation: asterisk & number key (keyboard) | star & pound key (phone)