Asterisk

  • 21asterisk — as•ter•isk [[t]ˈæs tə rɪsk[/t]] n. 1) a small starlike symbol (*), used in writing and printing as a reference mark or to indicate omission, doubtful matter, etc 2) ling. this symbol used in linguistics to mark an ungrammatical or otherwise… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 22asterisk — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, astarisc, from Late Latin asteriscus, from Greek asteriskos, literally, little star, diminutive of aster , astēr Date: 14th century the character * used in printing or writing as a reference mark, as an… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 23Asterisk — Sternchen; Asteriskus; Stern; * * * * As|te|rịsk, der; s, e, As|te|rịs|kus, der; , …ken [lat. asteriscus < griech. asteri̓skos] (Buch u. Schriftw.): Sternchen als Hinweis auf eine Fußnote bzw. als Kennzeichnung von erschlossenen, nicht… …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 24asterisk — as|te|risk [ˈæstərısk] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Late Latin; Origin: asteriscus, from Greek, little star , from aster; ASTEROID] a mark like a star (*), used especially to show something interesting or important >asterisk v [T] …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 25asterisk — Астериск, Звездочка (Asterisk)     Надстрочный знак в виде звездочки, *. При помощи астериска обозначают сноску или примечание. Три астериска, расположенные в ряд или образующие треугольник, используются для разделения стихотворений или частей… …

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  • 26asterisk — [[t]æ̱stərɪsk[/t]] asterisks N COUNT An asterisk is the sign *. It is used especially to indicate that there is further information about something in another part of the text …

    English dictionary

  • 27asterisk — noun a symbol (*) used in text as a pointer to an annotation or footnote. verb mark with an asterisk. Origin ME: via late L. from Gk asteriskos small star , dimin. of astēr …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 28asterisk — noun (C) a mark like a star (*), used especially to show something interesting or important asterisk verb (T) …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 29asterisk — /ˈæstərɪsk / (say astuhrisk) noun 1. the figure of a star (*), used in writing and printing as a reference mark or to indicate omission, doubtful matter, etc. 2. something in the shape of a star or asterisk. –verb (t) 3. to identify or mark by… …

  • 30asterisk —    In several operating systems, you can use the asterisk (*) as a wildcard character to represent one or more unknown characters in a filename or filename extension.    See also question mark; star dot star …

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