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Asterisk (Noun)

Meaning

A star-shaped character * used in printing.

Classification

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

Examples

  • The editor inserted an asterisk in the manuscript to indicate a footnote.
  • The printer's font included an asterisk for use in punctuation and emphasis.
  • In typesetting, the asterisk is often used as a wild card or placeholder character.
  • The asterisk symbol * is commonly used in computer programming and coding.
  • A superscript asterisk is sometimes used to indicate a missing or unknown data point.

Synonyms

  • Star

Hypernyms

  • Grapheme
  • Graph
  • Graphic Symbol

Related Words

  • Asterisk (verb)
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