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asterisk

Starlike punctuation mark (∗) used to link the asterisked word with a footnote at the bottom of a page, and in place of certain letters in a word (usually a taboo word).

asterisk

Wild card character standing for multiple characters in many operating systems. It allows a user to specify a group of files for mass handling.



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The accent marked by an asterisk resembles the lower half of a circle.
A Lute of Jade by Cranmer-Byng, L. View in context
He had looked out all the pictures to which an asterisk was affixed in those formidable pages of fine print in his Badeker; his attention had been strained and his eyes dazzled, and he had sat down with an aesthetic headache.
The American by James, Henry View in context
I believe it was rather full of sighs, and shrugs and starts, expressed in dashes, and asterisks, and exclamations, but I am sure that the feeling was the genuine and manly sort which is of all times and always the latest wear.
My Literary Passions by Howells,William Dean View in context
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