@

Etymology

A cursive variation of ᾱ or ᾱᾱ, the abbreviation of Greek ἀνά (aná) used in recipes and prescriptions with the meaning "of each", and later extended to accounting. (Other explanations have that it is ā, an abbreviation of Latin ad (“to”), or French à (“to”).)

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1. At the rate of; per.

   7 @ $2 = $14 (that is, seven, at two dollars each, are fourteen dollars).

2. (computing) The symbol used as a separator between a username and a domain name in an e-mail address ("at" the domain name).

   My e-mail address is psychonaut@example.com.

3. (computing, IRC) The most common choice of configurable prefix symbol to identify a channel operator.
4. (Internet) Prepended to the name of the user to whom a remark is addressed.

   Bob: How can I stop other people from accessing my files when they use my computer?
   Jack: @Bob: You need to protect the files with a password.

Pronunciation

• (stressed) enPR: ăt, IPA^(key): /æt/
• (unstressed) IPA^(key): /ət/
• (Northern, US, rare) IPA^(key): /i.tʃæt/

• Audio (US)

  (file)

• Rhymes: -æt
• Homophone: at

Preposition

@

1. at a rate of (so much each)

   15 items @ $10

   @ 80 km/h (at eighty kilometres per hour)

2. (informal, neologism) at (any sense)

   @ 20°C (at twenty degrees Celsius)

   Text message: "im @ school."

Verb

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1. (informal, neologism) To chat to or insult someone, either online or face-to-face. (From the practice of targeting a message or reply to someone online by writing @name.)

   We ain't friends. Don't @ me!

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1. (computing) The symbol used as a separator between a username and a domain name in an e-mail address.

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1. (computing) The symbol used as a separator between a username and a domain name in an e-mail address.

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1. at a rate of

   500@¥5

   500 items at a rate of 5 yen

2. (slang, gaming) Alternative form of あと (ato, “remaining”)

   @5個 (5こ)

   @ 5 ko

   5 items remaining

   @1時間 (1じかん)で寝 (ね)る

   @ 1 jikan de neru

   I'll go to bed in a hour

3. (internet jargon) used to attach a qualifier to someone's name

   cosMo@暴走P (ぼうそうP)

   cosMo@BōsōP

   cosMo@Bōsō-P

   • てさぐれ！部活もの

     ドンチキ田中 (たなか)@イケメン大好 (だいす)き

     Donchiki Tanaka@Ikemen daisuki

     Donchiki Tanaka@I Love Hot Men

Abbreviation

@

1. (informal) Abbreviation of amin'ny.

Symbol

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1. The symbol for the arroba unit of weight.

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1. The symbol for the arroba unit of weight and volume.
2. (informal) The symbol for o and a to include both masculine and feminine forms. see -@

   l@s alumn@s = los alumnos y las alumnas (the male and female students)

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1. (computing) The symbol used as a separator between a username and a domain name in an e-mail address.

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1. her biri (“each”)