ampersat

English

Etymology

Blend of ampersand +‎ at.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈæm.pə.sæt/, /ˈæmp.ə.zæt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈæm.pɚ.sæt/, /ˈæmp.ɚ.zæt/

Noun

ampersat (plural ampersats)

1. (rare) The at sign (@).

   Synonyms: atmark, at symbol, commercial at, asperand

   • [1996 February 5, David Bowen, “bits & bytes”, in The Independent‎^[1], London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-10-07:

     Two weeks ago, Tim Nott asked what the @, the hub of the e-mail address, should be called. […] In the UK, Tim Gowens offered the highly logical "ampersat" and the art historian Frances Marks suggested "Van Gogh's ear".]

   • [2000, Wankyu Choi, Allan Kent, Chris Lea, Beginning PHP4, page 249:

     […] there are users out there on the Internet right now who think that they possess an e-mail address containing neither an at-sign (@ often known as an "ampersat") nor a domain name.]

   • 2011 November 18, L.V. Anderson, “Follow Friday: The Internet’s Wittiest Angst-Ridden Folk Musician”, in Slate‎^[2], New York, N.Y.: The Slate Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2020-08-30:

     From his Twitter feed I have learned that Darnielle is interested in politics, feminist activism, professional boxing (he sometimes live-tweets exciting bouts), vegan cooking, and his infant son. He engages eagerly with fans—his homepage is a flurry of ampersats from his back-and-forths with followers.

Usage notes

• As the ampers- part of ampersand compares from the phrase "and per se", the term "ampersat" is sometimes read as "and per se at".

Translations

at sign — see at sign

Anagrams

• aptamers, tera amps, tera-amps, teraamps

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

ampersat m

1. (physics) ampere-hour