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hashtag

  hash·tag
The pound sign is the hashtag.

The pound sign is the hashtag.

noun
    The definition of a hashtag is the pound mark used after a word in a Twitter post or “tweet” to show that you’re commenting on a specific topic.

    An example of a hashtag is to write about the president on Twitter and end your tweet with #Obama.


hashtag

a word or phrase preceded by the symbol (#), used in social networking to identify the subject of a conversation and to facilitate searches for that subject

Origin of hashtag

from hash + tag


hashtag

noun

Computers
A searchable keyword or sequence of characters prefixed with the pound sign (#), included in a tweet or other electronic communication and indicating the subject matter.

Origin of hashtag

hash 3 tag 1


hashtag

Noun

(plural hashtags)

  1. (Internet) A tag embedded in a message, consisting of a word within the message prefixed with a hash sign (#).
Verb

(third-person singular simple present hashtags, present participle hashtagging, simple past and past participle hashtagged)

  1. (Internet) To label (a message) with a hashtag.
Origin

From hash +"Ž tag.


hashtag - Computer Definition

A means of providing a common topic identifier in text and chat messages so they can be searched as a group. Commonly used in tweets, the hashtag uses a number sign (#) prefix followed by text. Hashtags can be created and used to identify anything, including people, businesses, organizations, sports teams, political parties, hobbies, events, philosophies, moods, rants and raves. For example, the hashtag for the United States Marines is #marines. The athletically inclined might search for #triathlon or #ironman. See Twitter and bashtagging.

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Everyday Vocabulary
In this example at the Philadelphia airport, "hashtag worthy" means the trip is worth talking about.


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