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wildcard
UK
/ˈwaɪld.kɑːd/
US
/ˈwaɪld.kɑrd/
Translations
wildcards
pl
UK
/ˈwaɪld.kɑːd/
US
/ˈwaɪld.kɑrd/
In card games, a wildcard can substitute for any other card.
В карточных играх джокер может заменять любую другую карту.
In computing, a wildcard is used to represent one or more characters.
В вычислениях подстановочный знак используется для представления одного или нескольких символов.
Additional translations
wildcarded
Past Simple
wildcarded
Past Participle
wildcarding
Gerund
UK
/ˈwaɪld.kɑːd/
US
/ˈwaɪld.kɑrd/
Used chiefly in computing to mean ‘use/replace with a wildcard character’.
more wildcard
Comp.
most wildcard
Super.
UK
/ˈwaɪld.kɑːd/
US
/ˈwaɪld.kɑrd/
He is a wildcard player in the team.
Он непредсказуемый игрок в команде.
The wildcard decision surprised everyone.
Неожиданное решение удивило всех.
Definitions
In poker, the joker is often used as a wildcard.
The new player is a wildcard; no one knows how he will perform in the tournament.
Use an asterisk as a wildcard to search for all files with a similar name.
The team received a wildcard entry into the tournament after another team withdrew.
You can wildcard the file extension to back up every document in the directory.
Her wildcard nature made it difficult for her colleagues to anticipate her next move.
The wildcard factor in the experiment was the variable weather conditions.