  CNET GLOSSARY: Terms for the techie
wildcard
Computer software often uses wildcards to act as placeholders for missing characters in filenames. For example, if you search for " r?te in" Unix, the operating system will consider the files named "rite," "rote," and "rate" matches. Windows and DOS use the asterisk (*) wildcard in a similar fashion. 
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