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wild card

noun [C] (COMPUTING)
 
 
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Definition

in computers, a symbol that has no particular meaning of its own so that its space can be filled by any real character that is necessary: The wild cards are represented here by asterisks.Computer concepts
(Definition of wild card noun (COMPUTING) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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