Asterisk (disambiguation)
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An asterisk
is a typographic symbol that has "*" as a typical rendering.
Asterisk also may refer to:
Asterisk
An asterisk is a typographical symbol or glyph. It is so called because it resembles a conventional image of a star. Computer scientists and mathematicians often pronounce it as star...
is a typographic symbol that has "*" as a typical rendering.
Asterisk also may refer to:
- Asterisk (liturgy)Asterisk (liturgy)The Asterisk , or Star-cover , is one of the holy vessels used in the Divine Liturgy of the Eastern Orthodox and Greek-Catholic Churches...
, a liturgical implement - Asterisk (PBX)Asterisk (PBX)Asterisk is a software implementation of a telephone private branch exchange ; it was created in 1999 by Mark Spencer of Digium. Like any PBX, it allows attached telephones to make calls to one another, and to connect to other telephone services including the public switched telephone network and...
, an open source telephone system - "Asterisk" (song), by Orange Range
See also
- Asterism (typography)Asterism (typography)In typography, an asterism, from the Greek astēr , is a rarely used, and "nearly obsolete", symbol consisting of three asterisks placed in a triangle . It is used to, "indicate minor breaks in text," call attention to a passage, or to separate sub-chapters in a book...
, - * (disambiguation)
- Star (disambiguation)Star (disambiguation)A star is a luminous cosmic body.Star or stars may also refer to:- Russia :* Star, Bryansk Oblast, an urban-type settlement* Star, Novgorod Oblast, a rural locality - United Kingdom :* Star, Anglesey, Wales* Star, Fife, Scotland...
- Asterix (disambiguation)Asterix (disambiguation)Asterix may refer to:Computing, science and technology:* ASTERIX , a European air traffic control standard* Astérix , the first French satellite* 29401 Asterix, an asteroid...