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shangzixie
shangzixie

Reputation: 29

What does the "#" symbol mean (e.g. in "# of blocks")

Found e.g. in pg_class.h of Postgres source code:

/* # of blocks (not always up-to-date) */
int32       relpages BKI_DEFAULT(0);

Upvotes: 1

Views: 53

Answers (1)

Andy Lester
Andy Lester

Reputation: 93636

In this context, # means "number of".

# also meant "pounds", the measure of weight, so long ago you might see see "32# flour" on a bill of sale. This is why you'll often hear of # being called the "pound sign", which is not the same as the British pound sign, £.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_sign

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pound_sign

Upvotes: 3

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