Asterisk

2020-07-27 11:36:27

The asterisk *, from Late Latin asteriscus, from Ancient Greek ἀστερίσκος, asteriskos,

The asterisk *, from Late Latin asteriscus, from Ancient Greek ἀστερίσκος, asteriskos, "little star", is a typographical symbol or glyph. It is so called because it resembles a conventional image of a star.
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