It first appeared in the experimental
Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2025 9:11 am
Arpanet network, which became the prototype of the Internet. Thus, an address space was invented in which joint identification of computers with mailboxes and the user names they assigned to themselves was carried out. It is @ that separates them. The first Internet address was written like this: tomlinson@bbn—tenexa.
In the post-Soviet space, the @ symbol is most often called "dog". As a result, E-mail sounds very unflattering when read. For example, Andrey@volkov.ru is read as "Andrey dog Volkov.
Where did the "dog" name come from?
As usual, there are several versions Ukraine cell phone number list regarding this matter. According to:
the symbol is similar in appearance to a dog curled up in a ball;
The English sound of the abrupt "ad" is somewhat similar to the barking of a dog;
there is a point of view that in the @ symbol it is possible, at a certain labyrinth and fought with all sorts of evil spirits. In difficult times he was helped by a loyal dog, which was designated as @. Hence, of course, the name. What became the true reason for the appearance of the name encountered at every step is now impossible to understand;
In the days of the first computers and graphic displays, a game was popular where the hero, searching for treasures, went through tricky intricate paths.
However, in different countries the names can be completely different and quite diverse. For example, there the @ sign is associated with other animals (monkey in Bulgaria, Poland, Holland), food (rollmops in the region of former Czechoslovakia) and even flowers (rose in Turkey).
What is true is true - human imagination is limitless.
In the post-Soviet space, the @ symbol is most often called "dog". As a result, E-mail sounds very unflattering when read. For example, Andrey@volkov.ru is read as "Andrey dog Volkov.
Where did the "dog" name come from?
As usual, there are several versions Ukraine cell phone number list regarding this matter. According to:
the symbol is similar in appearance to a dog curled up in a ball;
The English sound of the abrupt "ad" is somewhat similar to the barking of a dog;
there is a point of view that in the @ symbol it is possible, at a certain labyrinth and fought with all sorts of evil spirits. In difficult times he was helped by a loyal dog, which was designated as @. Hence, of course, the name. What became the true reason for the appearance of the name encountered at every step is now impossible to understand;
In the days of the first computers and graphic displays, a game was popular where the hero, searching for treasures, went through tricky intricate paths.
However, in different countries the names can be completely different and quite diverse. For example, there the @ sign is associated with other animals (monkey in Bulgaria, Poland, Holland), food (rollmops in the region of former Czechoslovakia) and even flowers (rose in Turkey).
What is true is true - human imagination is limitless.