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The asterisk (/ˈæstərɪsk/), *, is a typographical symbol that is a stylised image of a star. An asterisk is usually five- or six-pointed in print and six- or eight-pointed when handwritten, though more complex forms exist. Its most common use is to call out a footnote. It is also often used to censor words considered offensive. It is often vocalized as…
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Explore the main themes, entities and connections around Asterisk. Start with the topic map, then use the sections below for research and deeper semantic analysis.
Start with a few of the strongest sections from the source topic. These are research directions, not a list of keywords you must use.
High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.
Browse the full topic structure. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.
Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.
See the strongest relationship patterns around the current topic before diving into the raw triples.
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used asterisks also example star denote use mark word symbol record one indicate usage many two uses may displaystyle forms
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asterisk | In Unicode | .mw-parser-output .monospaced{font-family:monospace,monospace}U+002A * ASTERISK (*, *) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Asterisk | See also | U+203B ※ REFERENCE MARK (komejirushi) U+A673 ꙳ SLAVONIC ASTERISK | 1.00 | infobox |
| Asterisk | is a | wildcard character | 0.90 | text |
| Asterisk | is a | display command to retrieve all or part of a Passenger Name Record.In HTML web forms | 0.90 | text |
| C | instance of | In some languages | 0.80 | text |
| ML | instance of | and other languages | 0.80 | text |
| Wolfram Language | instance of | and other languages | 0.80 | text |
| price | instance of | the use of an asterisk superscript indicates that the variable | 0.80 | text |
| output | instance of | the use of an asterisk superscript indicates that the variable | 0.80 | text |
| or employment is at its optimal level | instance of | the use of an asterisk superscript indicates that the variable | 0.80 | text |
| the question mark | instance of | another symbol | 0.80 | text |
| or both symbols | instance of | another symbol | 0.80 | text |
These clusters group vocabulary that occurs around closely connected concepts in the source material.
Bridges can reveal useful research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list of related terms.