Définitions
1.NounA character that takes the place of any other character or string that is not known or specified."If the character * is acting as a wildcard, then the pattern a*m matches each of the words amalgam, atom and alum."
2.NounAn uncontrolled or unpredictable element.
3.NounAn element, often deliberately concealed, which is withheld for contingency.
4.NounAlternative form of wild card.
5.NounA letter or symbol that substitutes for a generic or poorly identified sound, for example capital C for any or some consonant, or capital V for any or some vowel.
6.VerbTo replace or supplement with a wildcard character to allow matching against a range of possible values.