wildcard

jokerimerkki

kysymysmerkki, avoin kysymys puhekieltä A character that takes the place of any other character or string that is not known or specified.

In searching, if a*m finds amalgam, atom and alum, then is acting as a wildcard.

There are several technical wildcards, such as how the larger battery packs--four times larger than those of the Prius--will withstand the rigors of city driving, (..)