Plural of hash; chopped or ground mixtures of meat, potatoes, and vegetables cooked together, or the '#' symbol used in digital communication.
From Old French 'hacher' (to chop) via hash. The modern digital meaning emerged in the 1960s when the symbol was adapted for computer systems and later social media tagging.
The same word describes both a humble comfort food and a revolutionary tagging system—the '#' symbol that changed how we organize information online proves that simple, practical inventions often get reused across centuries.
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