The difference between Hash and Number sign
When used as nouns, hash means food, especially meat and potatoes, chopped and mixed together, whereas number sign means the character used to represent the word number.
Hash is also verb with the meaning: to chop into small pieces, to make into a hash.
check bellow for the other definitions of Hash and Number sign
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Hash as a noun:
Food, especially meat and potatoes, chopped and mixed together.
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Hash as a noun:
A confused mess.
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Hash as a noun (typography):
The symbol (octothorpe, pound).
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Hash as a noun (computing):
The result generated by a hash function.
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Hash as a noun:
A new mixture of old material; a second preparation or exhibition; a rehashing.
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Hash as a noun:
A hash run.
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Hash as a noun (Scotland):
A stupid fellow.
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Hash as a verb (transitive):
To chop into small pieces, to make into a hash.
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Hash as a verb:
To make a quick, rough version
Examples:
"We need to quickly hash up some plans."
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Hash as a verb (computing, transitive):
To transform according to a hash function.
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Hash as a noun (informal):
Hashish, a drug derived from the cannabis plant.
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Number sign as a noun:
The character used to represent the word number; the hash sign; also called the pound sign in the US