English-Finnish translations for Wildcard

Definition of Wildcard

  • A character that takes the place of any other character or string that is not known or specified
  • An uncontrolled or unpredictable element
  • An element, often deliberately concealed, which is withheld for contingency

Examples

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

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