Asterisk
The asterisk ( ), from Late Latin , from Ancient Greek , , "little star", is a typographical symbol. It is so called because it resembles a conventional image of a heraldic star. Computer scientists and mathematicians often vocalize it as star (as, for example, in ''the A* search algorithm'' or ''C*-algebra''). An asterisk is usually five- or six-pointed in print and six- or eight-pointed when handwritten, though more complex forms exist. Its most common use is to call out a footnote. It is also often used to censor offensive words. In computer science, the asterisk is commonly used as a wildcard character, or to denote pointers, repetition, or multiplication. History The asterisk was already in use as a symbol in ice age cave paintings. There is also a two-thousand-year-old character used by Aristarchus of Samothrace called the , , which he used when proofreading Homeric poetry to mark lines that were duplicated. Origen is known to have also used the aste ...
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Asterisk (other)
An asterisk is a typographic symbol, the glyph ⟨*⟩. Asterisk may also refer to: * Asterisk (esports), an esports organization * Asterisk (liturgy), a liturgical implement * Asterisk (PBX), a software implementation of a private branch exchange (PBX) * "Asterisk" (song), by Orange Range See also * * (other) * Asterism (typography), (⁂) * Asterix (other) * Star (other) A star is a luminous astronomical object. Star, The Star or STAR may also refer to: Shapes and symbols * Star (polygon), a geometric shape with acute points arranged radially * Star (glyph), a typographical symbol * Star (heraldry), star-like ...