* (disambiguation)
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The symbol * is called asterisk (42 in ASCII). The symbol may also refer to:
Art, entertainment, and media
- "*", a song by M83
- "*: Asterisk", a.k.a. "Asterisk (song)", by Orange Range
- "*", a song by Sadist from Lego
- *, the logo for the alternative rock band the Red Hot Chili Peppers
Other uses
- A symbol for not out in cricket
- A symbol identifying a genetic lineage as a paragroup of a specified haplogroup
- Star (game theory), the value given to the game where both players have only the option of moving to the zero game
- In linguistics, a symbol that prefixes a word or phrase that, in historical linguistics, is a reconstructed form for which no actual examples have been found; and in linguistics of a modern language (see: synchronic linguistics), is judged ungrammatical
- The symbol is used to refer a reader to a footnote
- The symbol is used to refer a reader to an endnote
- In telephony, the beginning of a Vertical service code
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