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Record 1 2018-04-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Typography
  • Collaborative and Social Communications
Universal entry(ies)
@
symbol, see observation
CONT

Since the development of email in the early 1970s, @ has also become a standard international symbol in email addresses, separating the user name from the domain name.

OBS

In social media, the at sign is used to identify a user in a post. For example, @PSPC_SPAC.

OBS

@: symbol pronounced "at."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Typographie (Caractères)
  • Communications collaboratives et sociales
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
@
symbol, see observation
OBS

[Le symbole @ est] fréquemment employé dans les adresses de courrier électronique pour séparer le nom identifiant l'utilisateur de celui du gestionnaire de la messagerie.

OBS

Dans les médias sociaux, l'arobas sert à mentionner un utilisateur dans une publication. Par exemple, @SPAC_PSPC.

OBS

@ : symbole qui se prononce «a».

OBS

arobase; arrobe : termes publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 8 décembre 2002.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipografía (Caracteres)
  • Comunicaciones colaborativas y sociales
Entrada(s) universal(es)
@
symbol, see observation
DEF

[Símbolo que] separa las dos partes de una dirección de correo electrónico.

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