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The at sign, @, is an accounting and invoice abbreviation meaning "at a rate of" (e.g. 7 widgets @ £2 per widget = £14), [1] now seen more widely in email addresses and social media platform handles. It is normally read aloud as "at" and is also commonly called the at symbol, commercial at, or address sign.
7 Ιουν 2024 · The "at symbol" or @ has been used for centuries in Spanish, which adopted its use for email in imitation of English. The symbol's name, arroba, was originally an Arabic word used in measurements. In modern usage, the @ is sometimes used to indicate explicitly that a gendered word includes both males and females.
It stood for a unit of volume, arroba (“quadrantal”; from Arabic al-rubʿ, “one-fourth”), which represented the capacity of a standard amphora, a vessel used to store and transport liquids, cereals, and other goods. This use of the symbol was so widespread in Mediterranean trade that it is still called arroba in Spanish and Portuguese ...
24 Ιουν 2010 · Cantonese – In Hong Kong it is generally referred to as “ the at sign,” just as in England and America. Catalan – In Catalonia, it is called arrova, a unit of weight. Czech – In the Czech Republic, it is called zavinac, meaning “rollmop,” or “pickled herring”.
Copy and paste At Symbol (@) which is usually a part of an e-mail address. Check Alt Codes and learn how to make specific symbols on the keyboard.
8 Μαρ 2016 · But Stabile noticed in French, Spanish and Portuguese, it referred to arobase or arroba - a unit of weight and volume.
12 Ιουλ 2024 · In Germany, the @ symbol is called Klammeraffe. In Israel it's called strudel, and in Hungary, Norway and Turkey it's called kukac, grisehale and gül, respectively. The Spanish name for @, arroba, has a historical connection to weight and volume measurements in Spanish-speaking countries.
