Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

asterisco/numeral

English translation:

asterisk & number key (keyboard) | star & pound key (phone)

Added to glossary by David Russi
Dec 1, 2004 23:25
19 yrs ago
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Spanish term

asterisco/numeral

Spanish to English Other Computers (general) computers
I dont know how to say asterisco and numeral in English
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Non-PRO (1): Gabriel Aguirre

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Discussion

Gabriel Aguirre Dec 2, 2004:
a dictionary would have them
David Russi Dec 1, 2004:
I changed the language combination for you.

Proposed translations

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asterisk/star and pound

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.
Peer comment(s):

agree Lillian van den Broeck : Me quedo con la tuya.
1 day 15 hrs
agree Shawn Keeney
4 days
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Graded automatically based on peer agreement."
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asterisk/number sign or star/pound sign

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
Peer comment(s):

disagree Shawn Keeney : you have it backwards number sign = pound sign, star = asterisk
4 days
Oops. Gotta slow down. Thanks.
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