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If they are doing it online, it is because there are computer programs capable of adding email addresses to huge spam mail lists, which can be protected against by writing the email address in an unusual way, such as putting the word at in brackets, or just typing it out, or some other method of making the email address different enough from a normal one that a computer program would not be able to recognize it and start sending spam mail to the person's email address.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe @ symbol separates the user name from the domain address.
For example johndoe(at)example.com the @ symbol means (at) that website.
It's said as "at" so the email reads somebody at somewhere dot com.
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∙ 15y agoSo that when you read the email out loud, it reads WHO AT WHERE. It works.
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∙ 8y agoThe year was 1972.
Ray Tomlinson initiated the use of the @ sign to separate the name of the user and their domain.
In the 1972
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∙ 9y agoThe 'at' @ symbol is on the middle row to the right on a standard keyboard.
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What is an at symbol?
An at symbol is a symbol, @, used to refer to something which is at the rate of a certain value, or as a separator in an email address.
What is an symbol?
An at symbol is a symbol, @, used to refer to something which is at the rate of a certain value, or as a separator in an email address.
What is the symbol for email?
The most commonly used symbol for email is a representation of a paper envelope from the back, showing its folds. Different software use different versions of this design.
What is the French word for the at symbol as used in an email address?
Since the @ symbol is not actually a word, but a symbol used to denote a word, there is no French translation of it. The French word for "at" is "a" but in French, if one is writing an e-mail address, @ would still be used.
Who put the at the rate symbol in email address?
Computer programmer Ray Tomlinson was the first to integrate the @ symbol on email addresses. He wanted to show the separation between a person's name and email address. This symbol is often referred to as the 'at' symbol.
What is an at sign?
An at sign is a symbol, @, used to refer to something which is at the rate of a certain value, or as a separator in an email address.
What i need is the symbol to click in order to take a email photo?
the camera symbol
What symbol does an email address use to separate the user name from the domain?
The @ symbol.
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kanti ganda
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What does the symbol of an envelope mean?
The symbol of an envelope typically represents email or messages. It is commonly used to indicate a feature that allows you to send or receive electronic mail or communicate with others digitally.
Who invented the 'at' computer symbol used in email addresses?
Ray Tomlinson initiated the use of the @ sign to separate the name of the user and the domain.
