☜	ASCII 35 M[UMPS] by Example					☞

Number sign, also known as pound sign ("#")

ASCII code 35.

This character may be used as a binary ‘modulo’ operator.
Set THISHOUR=$Piece($Horolog,",",2)\60\60
Set THEN=THISHOUR+8#24

This character may be used as a ‘form-feed’ indicator in an argument of a Read or Write command.
If LINES>PAGESIZE Write #

Addition in the 1990 ANSI M[UMPS] language standard:

This character may be used in the argument of a Read command to indicate the maximum length for the value to be read:
Read X#20

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