wildcard
wildcard is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, wildcard is hyphenated as:
Definitions ofwildcard
- In card games, a card that can be assigned any value or used to substitute for any needed card.
- A competitor or team that is allowed to compete in a tournament despite not reaching the normal standards to qualify for inclusion.
Example: "Kye Sun-Hui won an Olympic gold medal in Judo, despite being a wild card."
- A character that substitutes for other characters in regular expressions and globbing
- A character that takes the place of any other character or string that is not known or specified.
Example: "If the character * is acting as a wildcard, then the pattern a*m matches each of the words amalgam, atom and alum."
- (also written wild card) An uncontrolled or unpredictable element.
- (also written wild card) An element, often deliberately concealed, which is withheld for contingency.
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