Asterisk

The asterisk /ˈæst(ə)rɪsk/ *, 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 star. In computer science, the asterisk is commonly used as a wildcard character, or to denote pointers, repetition, or multiplication.

Asterisk

The asterisk /ˈæst(ə)rɪsk/ *, 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 star. In computer science, the asterisk is commonly used as a wildcard character, or to denote pointers, repetition, or multiplication.