wildcard character
character in a string pattern that substitutes for an arbitrary character or substring
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wildcard character
Summary
wildcard character is a placeholder name[1]. It draws 194 Wikipedia views per month (placeholder_name category, ranking #4 of 10).[2]
Key Facts
- wildcard character's instance of is recorded as placeholder name[3].
- wildcard character's subclass of is recorded as character[4].
- wildcard character's subclass of is recorded as metacharacter[5].
- wildcard character's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bh_6[6].
- wildcard character's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/wildcard[7].
- wildcard character's Quora topic ID is recorded as Wildcard-Character[8].
- wildcard character's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as jokertegn[9].
- wildcard character's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 68141419[10].
- wildcard character's ScienceDirect topic ID is recorded as computer-science/wildcard[11].
- wildcard character's C64-Wiki ID is recorded as Jokerzeichen[12].
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Designation and Status
wildcard character's instance of is recorded as placeholder name[3].
Why It Matters
wildcard character draws 194 Wikipedia views per month (placeholder_name category, ranking #4 of 10).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]