Asterisk
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asterisk-174-2582496
title:
Asterisk
text:
The asterisk ( *), from Late Latin asteriscus, from Ancient Greek ἀστερίσκος, asteriskos, "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. 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
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Typographical symbol or glyph (*)
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asterisk
date created:
2002-06-24T07:27:33Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T16:44:56Z
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