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What does "asterisk" mean in programming?
asterisk is one of the most common terms in software development. This guide explains what it means, how it is used in practice, and why it matters, with real examples from the developer world.
Definition
The * character. Developers say 'star' or 'asterisk'. Used as a multiplication operator, a wildcard in glob patterns, and a pointer dereference operator in C.
Example
"The glob pattern **/*.ts matches all TypeScript files in any subdirectory."
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