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wildcard character
Character that used as a substitute for other content. In
relational expressions
with the operators CP and NP,
"*" usually stands for any
string and "+" for any individual character. In
SQL conditions with the
operator LIKE,
"%" stands for any string and "_" for individual characters. In
regular expressions, a full set of
special characters is used to define patterns. The special functions of wildcard characters can be canceled using
escape characters