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wildcard

/ˈwaɪldkɑrd/ /ˈwaɪldkɑːd/

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noun

Comodín

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. "

En este juego de cartas, el comodín es un comodín, por lo que puedes usarlo como cualquier carta que necesites para completar tu mano.

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noun

Comodín, invitado

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."

Kye Sun-Hui ganó una medalla de oro olímpica en judo, a pesar de ser un comodín.

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noun

Comodín

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". "

Cuando buscas todos los archivos que comienzan con "report" pero tienen diferentes terminaciones, puedes usar el comodín asterisco () en el cuadro de búsqueda, como "report".

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noun

Carácter comodín, comodín

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."

Si el carácter actúa como un comodín, entonces el patrón am coincide con cada una de las palabras amalgam, atom y alum.

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noun

Comodín, elemento impredecible

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

Examples :

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

Su repentino arrebato fue un comodín que nadie esperaba durante la reunión.

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noun

Comodín, carta comodín

(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. "

El profesor mantuvo una pregunta en secreto; esa pregunta era el comodín para el examen final, que se usaría si las otras preguntas resultaban demasiado fáciles.

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