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wildcards

/ˈwaɪldkɑːrdz/ /ˈwaɪldkɑrdz/

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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 jokers are designated as wildcards, meaning they can be used as any card you need to complete a winning hand. "

En este juego de cartas, los comodines se designan como comodines, lo que significa que se pueden usar como cualquier carta que necesites para completar una mano ganadora.

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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 una invitada.

sport game achievement

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noun

Comodines

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

Examples :

"When searching for files, I used wildcards like "*" to find all files ending in ".txt", no matter what their names were. "

Al buscar archivos, utilicé comodines como "*" para encontrar todos los archivos que terminan en ".txt", sin importar sus nombres.

computing technical language

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noun

Comodín, carácter 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.

computing technology character system type word

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noun

Elemento impredecible, comodín

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

Examples :

"In any election, undecided voters are often considered wildcards because their votes can shift the outcome in unexpected ways. "

En cualquier elección, los votantes indecisos a menudo se consideran comodines porque sus votos pueden cambiar el resultado de manera inesperada.

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noun

Comodín, carta comodín

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

Examples :

"The manager kept a few experienced employees as wildcards in case some new trainees struggled with the project. "

El gerente mantuvo a algunos empleados experimentados como comodines en caso de que algunos nuevos aprendices tuvieran problemas con el proyecto.

element possibility game business