a star or an asterisk

[LewisJian]

Some of the dishes on the menu are spicy, especially those that have a star next to them.

HI,
The above is also a sentence from the grammar book. I think it's more accurate to use "an asterisk" there instead of "a star." Am I right? Thanks,

 

[Matthew Wai]

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b) a mark in the shape of a star, used to draw attention to something written [= asterisk]'── quoted from http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/star_1

I think all of the following are stars.
★ ✰ ☆ ✩ ✫ ✬ ✭ ✮ ✡

 

[teechar]

Given the banal context, does it really matter?

Asterisk means little star anyway.

http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=asterisk

 

[SoothingDave]

Back in the old days of computing, and even to this day, the "*" is called a star. You can use it as a wildcard in searches, for instance. "*.doc" would find all ".doc" files on your computer.

"Del *.*" (del start dot star) would delete all of your files.

 

[Rover_KE]

"Del *.*" (del start dot star) would delete all of your files.

Get away! Is that a fact?:shock:

Give me a second to try that out; I think you're pulling my le
















Aw crap

 

[Raymott]

The average cooking housewife and IT major may not have 'asterisk' in their vocabulary, so I think 'star' is quite appropriate in some contexts.

 

[Raymott]

Del*.* still works in Windows. You bring up the Command module (type cmd under Start), change directory (cd whatever), and type "del *.*". However, it gives you an "Are you sure?" warning, and only deletes the files in the directory which you change to.
There are safer and easier ways to use Windows, but if you're an old hand and want to work from the command line, you can still do it.

 

[ChinaDan]

"Del *.*" (del start dot star) would delete all of your files.

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[SoothingDave]

"/s " includes subdirectories.

So, if you go to the root directory (C:\) and add a "/s" it will delete everything on the hard drive (that isn't write protected).

Del *.* /s