The difference between Hash and Pound sign
When used as nouns, hash means food, especially meat and potatoes, chopped and mixed together, whereas pound sign means the symbol £ representing the pound sterling.
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 Pound 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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Pound sign as a noun:
The symbol £ representing the pound sterling
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Pound sign as a noun (US):
The symbol on a telephone
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Pound sign as a noun (US):
The symbol denoting weight in pounds
Examples:
"A bag of peanuts is marked "5<sup>#</sup>"."