What does this mean "~$" in front of a file?

oldminer1_at_yahoo.com
Date: 12/14/04 

Date: 13 Dec 2004 17:04:08 -0800

Word has suddenly started to save a file I might be working on by
replacing the first two letters in the file with ~$. It also saves the
original file, but it creates and saves this additional file. What is
it, why does it do that, and how can I stop it? Right now, I just
delete the file to the trash can, but it's getting annoying.
Thanks for your input

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