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/ˈastəˌrisk/,
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asterisks, plural;
  1. Mark (printed or written text) with an asterisk
    • - asterisked entries
Noun
  1. A symbol (*) used to mark printed or written text, typically as a reference to an annotation or to stand for omitted matter

  2. A thing resembling a star in shape
    • - soft asterisks of pollen
  1. (asterisk) star: mark with an asterisk; "Linguists star unacceptable sentences"
  2. (asterisk) a star-shaped character * used in printing
  3. "Asterisks"' is an international children’s festival in the Republic of Macedonia, it takes place in October every year in the town Prilep. It is organized by Estrada Multimedia Center.
  4. (Asterisk (liturgy)) The Asterisk (ἀστερίσκον, asteriskon; Slavonic: Звездица, Zvezdítsa), or Star-cover (from the Greek αστήρ,astêr, meaning star), is one of the holy vessels used in the Divine Liturgy of the Eastern Orthodox and Greek-Catholic Churches. ...
  5. (Asterisk (manga)) is a manga by Michiyo Akaishi.
  6. (Asterisk (software)) Asterisk is a software implementation of a telephone private branch exchange (PBX) originally created in 1999 by Mark Spencer of Digium. ...
  7. (asterisk) Symbol (*), used to highlight a particular word or sentence, often to indicate a footnote; A blemish in an otherwise outstanding achievement; Alternate of Asteriscus; A wildcard symbol; To mark with an asterisk symbol (*)
  8. (Asterisk) (Gr. “little stars;” Sl. Zvezditsa). A sacred vessel having two arched metal bands held together in such a fashion as to form the shape of a cross. It is placed on the paten and serves to prevent the veil from touching the particles of the Eucharist.
  9. ((b) Asterisk) B* means the original scribe of codex B. ^*canho means that the consonants are known but the vowels are hypothetical v. 5* means v. 5 (partly).
  10. (ASTERISK) A typographical sign used by both Publius and Genesis. It may be a clue to ignore the first letter of the sentence, or, on the contrary, a way to stress its importance. In the word asterisk we have ASTER, the Greek word for STAR.
  11. (ASTERISK) A wildcard character. Example: "Johns*" will search for anything starting with Johns, so the results will include Johns, Johnsen, Johnson, Johnsville, etc.
  12. (ASTERISK) On the 1990 census block maps, if an asterisk follows a block number, this indicates the block number is repeated at least once somewhere else on the map or on an adjacent map sheet.
  13. (Asterisk) (*) - The truncation character (also called a Wild Card) used in many search engines and other electronic sources including AltaVista, Yahoo, Britannica CD and the DCCCD online library catalog.
  14. (Asterisk) A star used by printers at the bottom of the pages meant to supply the places of those cancelled (see also Cancel).
  15. (Asterisk) A star-shaped symbol or figure, "," used to indicate a reference to a footnote or an omission.
  16. (Asterisk) An Open Source PBX system that is recognized as the standard by the open source development community and has proved stable, reliable and robust with the ability to accomplish and integrate with numerous feature sets.
  17. (Asterisk) An open source that provides all the functionality of high-end business telephone systems. It is the world's most flexible and extensible telephone system, providing many features that are not yet available in even the most advanced proprietary systems. ...
  18. (Asterisk) An operator for expanding the scope of your search. An asterisk represents 0 or more alphanumeric characters. Placing an asterisk at the end of a word differs from stemming, in that it finds all words that begin with the preceding string, regardless of meaning.
  19. (Asterisk) Free, open-source software that runs under Linux, Mac OS X, and several variants of Unix on computers powered by x86, PowerPC, and other processor types. Provides PBX capabilities for VoIP and (with appropriate interconnection hardware) digital and analog telephone systems.
  20. (Asterisk) Linguists use * to signal two different meanings: (1) ungrammatical and (2) a reconstructed form unattested in writing. Thus, *runned signals that for most English speakers this form violates the rule to treat run as a strong verb in its past forms. ...
  21. (Asterisk) The * character, occasionally also called ‘star’. Used to indicate a footnote, or (esp. in computing) mathematical multiplication.
  22. (Asterisk) is a software PBX which flexibility is only limited to the imagination of the user. Vicidial controls and uses Asterisk to make and recieve calls.
  23. (Asterisk) star-like symbol indicating a footnote or other additional information (*)
  24. (Asterisk) the * character used for the first reference in a footnote, etc. Also Star or Estrella or Étoile or Anmerkzeichen or Sterretje.
  25. (Asterisk) v., to inquire about the danger of a certain situation.