It is quite easy to use the @ on the Windows screen keyboard!1.) ... The AT '@' on the screen keyboard!
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| (Image-1) Use Shift and 2 to find the @ on the on screen keyboard! |
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Windows provides an on-screen keyboard that you can tap even if you do not have access to a physical keyboard. It's especially useful with a touchscreen, but you can also use it to enter the AT '@' , or even type with a wireless mouse, or game controllers from your couch. Under Windows there is actually AT '@' on the on-screen keyboard!
2.) Why is AT '@' used in emails?
The @ symbol (at sign) is used in email addresses to separate the username and domain name.
Here is an explanation of how it works:
Username: The part of the email address before the @ sign is the username. This part identifies the specific user or account that is sending or receiving the email. For example, in "max.mustermann@example.com" "max.mustermann" is the username.
@ sign:
The @ sign serves as a separator between the username and the domain. It was chosen because it was not used in emails in any other context and was therefore easy to recognize as a separator.
Domain:
The part of the email address after the @ sign is the domain. This part identifies the email server responsible for delivering the email. For example, the domain may indicate the email provider or organization that provides the email services. In the example above, example.com is the domain.
Info:
The use of the @ symbol in email addresses was originally introduced in the 1970s as part of the development of ARPANET, the forerunner of today's Internet. It was chosen for practical reasons, to distinguish usernames from domain names and to route emails to the correct destinations.
The @ symbol is now an essential part of every email address and is used in email systems worldwide to ensure the correct receipt and sending of messages.
The use of the @ symbol in email addresses was originally introduced in the 1970s as part of the development of ARPANET, the forerunner of today's Internet. It was chosen for practical reasons, to distinguish usernames from domain names and to route emails to the correct destinations.
The @ symbol is now an essential part of every email address and is used in email systems worldwide to ensure the correct receipt and sending of messages.
FAQ 20: Updated on: 3 October 2023 08:46
