* (disambiguation)

The symbol * is called asterisk (42 in ASCII). The symbol may also refer to:

Art, entertainment, and media

• "*", a song by M83
• "*: Asterisk", a.k.a. "Asterisk (song)", by Orange Range
• "*", a song by Sadist from Lego
• *, the logo for the alternative rock band the Red Hot Chili Peppers

Other uses

• A symbol for not out in cricket
• A symbol identifying a genetic lineage as a paragroup of a specified haplogroup
• Star (game theory), the value given to the game where both players have only the option of moving to the zero game
• In linguistics, a symbol that prefixes a word or phrase that, in historical linguistics, is a reconstructed form for which no actual examples have been found; and in linguistics of a modern language (see: synchronic linguistics), is judged ungrammatical
• The symbol is used to refer a reader to a footnote
• The symbol is used to refer a reader to an endnote
• In telephony, the beginning of a Vertical service code

See also

• Asterisk (disambiguation)

References