wild card
Because an asterisk is designated as a wild card search character in database systems.
Wild card
A wild card is one which can have any value or suit in a game at the discretion of the whoever holds it.
In many operating systems, an asterisk (*) in a file name is a wild card, matching any character or characters. For example, abc*.jpg will match abc.jpg, abc123.jpg, abcxyz.jpg, and abcr8ier93.jpg.
A "WILD CARD" is a character which is used to replace a single character, or a string of characters within or at the end of a word. Two wild card characters in use are: "*" (the asterisk symbol) and "?" (a question mark). For example: wom?n will retrieve both the words "woman" and "women", while bank* will retrieve bank, banks, banking, banker, bankrupt, etc.
An asterisk is used for multiplication in math
it is sometimes used as a wild card and for games that need it
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No, an asterisk is typically used to indicate a note or correction in writing. To correct grammar errors, it's best to directly edit the text or use conventional proofreading symbols.
An asterisk typically goes before a colon when used to emphasize a point or draw attention to a specific detail.
The asterisk is a special character and cannot be used in the names of any kind of file.