wild card
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Wild card Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
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wild card
<operating system, programming, text> (From card games in which certain cards, often the joker, can act as any other card) A special character or character sequence which matches any character in a string comparison, like ellipsis ("...") in ordinary written text.
In Unix filenames '?' matches any single character and '*' matches any zero or more characters. In regular expressions, '.' matches any one character and "[...]" matches any one of the enclosed characters.
See also Backus-Naur Form.
(1997-07-16)
<operating system, programming, text> (From card games in which certain cards, often the joker, can act as any other card) A special character or character sequence which matches any character in a string comparison, like ellipsis ("...") in ordinary written text.
In Unix filenames '?' matches any single character and '*' matches any zero or more characters. In regular expressions, '.' matches any one character and "[...]" matches any one of the enclosed characters.
See also Backus-Naur Form.
(1997-07-16)
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WILD CARD
A special character or character sequence which matches any character in a string comparison,in regular expressions,’.’ Matches any one character and ‘’...’’ matches any one of the enclosed characters.
A special character or character sequence which matches any character in a string comparison,in regular expressions,’.’ Matches any one character and ‘’...’’ matches any one of the enclosed characters.
Wild card Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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wild card
Noun
1. an unpredictable factor; "the weather was a wild card"
(hypernym) factor
2. a playing card whose value can be determined by the person who holds it
(hypernym) playing card
Noun
1. an unpredictable factor; "the weather was a wild card"
(hypernym) factor
2. a playing card whose value can be determined by the person who holds it
(hypernym) playing card
| GLOSSARY OF ESOTERIC WORDS |
wild card
1. In a game of cards, a card having no fixed value.
2. In a game, such as tennis, a player allowed to enter the tournament
without having to fulfill qualifying requirements.
3. In computing, a character (usually *) used to represent any character.
4. An unknown or unpredictable factor.
eg:The implications of the Turkish-Israeli-US axis are alarming for the Arabs. Turkey is the wild card that can effectively upset the regional odds. Let us look at the agreements, security arrangements and plans that have so far been forged by the United States, Turkey and Israel. The essence of the security cooperation agreement between the United States and Israel, and the earlier military cooperation agreement between Turkey and Israel, reflect changes in the US strategy in the Middle East. These changes are reminiscent of the 1950s attempts to reshape the region through the formation of collective security pacts. The course of military alliances in the region is definitely changing. Israel, Turkey and the United States are holding periodic naval drills in the Mediterranean, the latest of which was a few days ago, following Ecevit's visit to Washington. Arab countries, while monitoring such actions closely, are making little secret of their displeasure.(Al-Ahram Weekly )
1. In a game of cards, a card having no fixed value.
2. In a game, such as tennis, a player allowed to enter the tournament
without having to fulfill qualifying requirements.
3. In computing, a character (usually *) used to represent any character.
4. An unknown or unpredictable factor.
eg:The implications of the Turkish-Israeli-US axis are alarming for the Arabs. Turkey is the wild card that can effectively upset the regional odds. Let us look at the agreements, security arrangements and plans that have so far been forged by the United States, Turkey and Israel. The essence of the security cooperation agreement between the United States and Israel, and the earlier military cooperation agreement between Turkey and Israel, reflect changes in the US strategy in the Middle East. These changes are reminiscent of the 1950s attempts to reshape the region through the formation of collective security pacts. The course of military alliances in the region is definitely changing. Israel, Turkey and the United States are holding periodic naval drills in the Mediterranean, the latest of which was a few days ago, following Ecevit's visit to Washington. Arab countries, while monitoring such actions closely, are making little secret of their displeasure.(Al-Ahram Weekly )
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wild card
wild card
(from card games in which certain cards, often the joker, can act as any other card) a special character or character sequence which matches any character in a string comparison, like ellipsis ("...") in ordinary written text.
wild card
(from card games in which certain cards, often the joker, can act as any other card) a special character or character sequence which matches any character in a string comparison, like ellipsis ("...") in ordinary written text.
Wild card Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Wild card
A joker or other card that can be used as any other card to complete your hand.
A joker or other card that can be used as any other card to complete your hand.
Wild card Definition from Sports Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Wild Card
A team that makes the NFL playoffs by having one of the 3 best records among non-division winners in its conference.
A team that makes the NFL playoffs by having one of the 3 best records among non-division winners in its conference.
Wild card Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Wild card
The term wild card was originally used in card games, but the term has evolved to describe what the Merriam-Webster Dictionary calls "an unknown or unpredictable factor" in any number of domains.
Wild card may refer to:
- Wild Card (card games) - a playing card that substitutes for any other card in card games
- wild card (sports) - a tournament or playoff berth awarded to an individual or team that has not qualified through normal play
- wild card (Foresight research) - low-probability, high-impact events
- WILD Card (South African national parks) - a smartcard-based annual season ticket to Southern African national parks
- Wild Card 2, a game offered by the Multi-State Lottery Association played in the north-central United States; replaced a similar game called "Wild Card"
- Wild Card - a card placed on the wheel in the Wheel of Fortune game show since 2006. A player holding the card, who subsequently lands on a cash space and calls a consonant appearing in the puzzle, may turn it in for the chance to call a second consonant for the same cash value in the same turn.
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