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wildcard

/ˈwaɪldkɑrd/ /ˈwaɪldkɑːd/

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noun

In card games, a card that can be assigned any value or used to substitute for any needed card.

Examples :

"In this card game, the joker is a wildcard, so you can use it as any card you need to complete your hand. "

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noun

A competitor or team that is allowed to compete in a tournament despite not reaching the normal standards to qualify for inclusion.

Examples :

"Kye Sun-Hui won an Olympic gold medal in Judo, despite being a wild card."

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noun

A character that substitutes for other characters in regular expressions and globbing

Examples :

"When searching for all the files that start with "report" but have different endings, you can use the asterisk () wildcard in the search box, like "report". "

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noun

A character that takes the place of any other character or string that is not known or specified.

Examples :

"If the character is acting as a wildcard, then the pattern am matches each of the words amalgam, atom and alum."

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noun

(also written wild card) An uncontrolled or unpredictable element.

Examples :

"Her sudden outburst was a wildcard that no one expected during the meeting. "

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(also written wild card) An element, often deliberately concealed, which is withheld for contingency.

Examples :

"The teacher kept one question a secret; that question was the wildcard for the final exam, to be used if the other questions proved too easy. "

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