1. ampersand - Noun
2. ampersand - Verb
A word used to describe the character /, /, or &.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAmpersand, the TV advertising and sales company owned by Comcast, Cox and Charter, is putting its vast data network of 38 million households to work with a new external platform that lets partners. Source: Internet
In addition, the American landline representation of an ampersand was similar to "ES" (· · · ·) and hams have carried over this usage as a synonym for "and" (WX HR COLD ES RAINY, "the weather here is cold & rainy"). Source: Internet
However, Paul Reid, of Ampersand Advocates in Edinburgh, argues last week’s decision not to try the evidence at the Court of Session could be a good thing – for the clubs and for Scottish football. Source: Internet
A double ampersand is needed in order to display a real ampersand. Source: Internet
The ampersand can be used to indicate that the "and" in a listed item is a part of the item's name and not a separator (e.g. "Rock, pop, rhythm & blues, and hip hop"). Source: Internet
The ampersand character is used as a special character in at least some versions of the database software originally created in Denmark under the name Navision (the software has since been acquired by Microsoft ). Source: Internet