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Rarewildcard
The correct spelling is wildcard.
How to pronounce wildcard
noun
Say it like: Wil-dca-rd
The correct spelling is wildcard. In card games, a card that can be assigned any value or used to substitute for any needed card. For example: "Kye Sun-Hui won an Olympic gold medal in Judo, despite being a wild card."
Usage Examples
“Kye Sun-Hui won an Olympic gold medal in Judo, despite being a wild card.”
“If the character * is acting as a wildcard, then the pattern a*m matches each of the words amalgam, atom and alum.”
Definition
noun
- 1.In card games, a card that can be assigned any value or used to substitute for any needed card.
- 2.A competitor or team that is allowed to compete in a tournament despite not reaching the normal standards to qualify for inclusion.
- 3.A character that substitutes for other characters in regular expressions and globbing
- 4.A character that takes the place of any other character or string that is not known or specified.
- 5.(also written wild card) An uncontrolled or unpredictable element.
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