What is @ this symbol called?

Question

What is @ this symbol called?

Answer 1

not sure about the spelling because I only heard the word once many years ago in typing class----anforstan is what I heard

Answer 2

it's the "at" symbol.

Answer 3

it means AT not to hard is it

Answer 4

In Russian, it's called "dog" (sobaka).

In Finnish, it's called "rabbit".

Answer 5

it stands for at,like kerr_hannah@(at)yahoo.com

Answer 6

Oh, I was going to say it's an ampersand, but that is the "and" symbol, "&". Sorry, don't know, but I'll find out, I'm interested now!

From my research (Google), the name for it seems to be "arroba" Seems an unlikely name to me, but that may be just because I'm unfamiliar with it.

Answer 7

@ is the typography symbol with the meaning "at"

if you want to know more there is alway Wikipedia

you know everything thats anything is there

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typography

Answer 8

Its called the "At Sign".

It began use as the shorthand for the phrase "at the rate of" in accounting e.g. “7 widgets @ $2 ea. = $14”.

Nowadays, this commercial character is more commonly used in e-mail addresses.

Answer 9

At.

Answer 10

@ = at

ie.  [e-mail]

      freddyjonesjn.(at)hotmail.com

Answer 11

isnt it the "at" symbol?

Answer 12

at is what it stands for

Answer 13

@ means "at"

Answer 14

I think it's called an amperstand. I could be wrong though...

Answer 15

it is called the at symbol

Answer 16

as far as I've ever heard its called "at" www.blahblahblah "at" yahoo.com my guess is thats its name, although it would be interesting to hear if it does have a lesser known name.

Answer 17

at of course!!

Answer 18

It's not an ampersand - the ampersand is the "&" symbol and the word is a corruption of "and per se and" - which means "and" by itself.

I had a quick look on Wikipedia, and the "@" is referred to there as the "at sign"... So I don't think there's any other name for it than that.  

Answer 19

This "ad valorem" that is according to its value in terms of taxation.

Answer 20

@ = at

like whatshisname@(at)aol.com

Answer 21

http://www.atsymbol.com/history.htm

According to the above web site it is the "at" symbol.  

Answer 22

its called 'at the rate'. In English, it is informally pronounced as at, and can be referred to as the at sign or the at symbol.

Answer 23

at